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REINFORCEMENT
LESSON IN PLACE VALUE
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Grade
Level: 3-5
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OVERVIEW:
This is a lesson in place value that never fails to build excitement and
generates groans of disapproval when it is time to quit. The level of difficulty
can be varied based on the grade level and time of year. |
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PURPOSE:
The purpose of this lesson is to build the students knowledge of place value
utilizing a more hands on "thinking approach." |
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OBJECTIVES:
Using prediction strategies, the students will show the ability
to order digits to create the highest or lowest possible number. |
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RESOURCES/MATERIALS:
Each student needs a copy of a game sheet and writing utensil.
The teacher needs to have a copy of the games sheet on the overhead and
a dice. I use a big dice, 4" X 4", made from a coffee cup gift box. |
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ACTIVITIES
AND PROCEDURES: |
Each
student will have a piece of paper that is divided into columns and rows.
The number of columns dictates how far you want the place value lesson to
go, 5 rows goes into the tens of thousand, 3 rows into the hundreds. The
number of rows dictates the number of games to be played. The teacher has
a student roll the dice to see which is the first digit that needs to be
placed. Once the digit is revealed, the student needs to decide where that
digit should be placed. If the goal is to create the highest number into
the hundreds and the first digit rolled is a 1, I would hope the student
would not place it into the hundreds column but into the ones column instead.
Once all the students have written down where that first digit is located
then another student rolls the dice for the next number, and so on until
all the needed digits have been rolled. When it is completed ask for someone
to tell you what the highest possible number could have been, and see how
many created that number. It is fun for the students to see if the teacher
created the number too! This works well for the lowest possible number also. |
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TYING
IT ALL TOGETHER: |
As
the year goes on I vary this lesson to include creation of multiplication
problems and division problems. This is a good follow up activity to a more
hands on introduction of place value. While the students are getting more
practice in place value in a game like setting, the students who do not
relate well to competition will still succeed by playing along and watching
the other students volunteer information. |
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SUGGESTIONS/MODIFICATIONS |
- The
students may go outside to practice the place value game if there is
not enough room.
- Students
should understand that learning place value is an important step towards
learning advanced math.
- The
teacher may need to take a few months to teach and reinforce this lesson.
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Related
Lesson: |
This
lesson is for Level 2. The first time you do this lesson you need only
some reasonable space. Later it may be better to use small pots or boxes
with beads or stones.
The
Lesson
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1.
Draw Two Boxes on the ground. - Tell the class that every person in the
first box is the same as ten people in the second box. |
2.
Tell them also that the second box cannot have more than nine people in
it. If a tenth person goes in then everyone must get out again and ONE of
them goes to the small box. |
3.
Let them go into the box one by one and, on the board write the number in
each box. When there is no one in any box write 00. Then 01, 02, 03, 04,
05, 06, 07, 08, 09. |
4.
When there are nine in the box already and the tenth one enters every one
must run out of the box except for one who goes to the smaller box. |
5.
Wow you have ten on the board. Continue with 11, 12, etc.… until 19. |
6.
The same happens again leaving 2 in the small box and NONE (0) in the larger
box. |
7.
Do this several times. The teaching Method This part of mathematics is
very difficult, many children have problems with it. After using people
you can then use stones in boxes or pots and use different kinds of stones
for TENS and ONES. (Note: ONES are sometimes called UNITS)
AUTHOR:
Morgan Cottle; Ashland, OR
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