Manipulatives in the Montessori spirit
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We connect the principles of manipulatives in Montessori education to the maker movement. A manipulative is an object designed to let the learner perceive a mathematical concept by manipulating it. Existing examples were used, and students were encouraged to explore, digitalize, adapt, and produce them in makerspace-like facilities. This combines benefits from such manipulatives and the possibility to develop new versions of them with additional features such as being more inclusive.