What
n ext?
1)
I f
a
s tudent
i s
h aving
d ifficulty,
r educe
t he
q uantity
b eing
u sed
( ie
f ocus
o n
t een
numbers,
m oving
i nto
2 0s
a nd
3 0s.).
S tudents
n eed
m any
e xperiences
c ounting
a nd
grouping
w ith
m aterials
a nd
c onceptual
u nderstanding
d evelops
o ver
t ime.
C ontinue
t o
return
t o
t hese
c oncepts
o ver
t he
s chool
y ear.
E nsure
s tudents
h ave
a
s trong
understanding
o f
t en
a s
a
q uantity
a nd
c an
c ount
b y
1 0s,
u sing
a
n umber
l ine,
t en
frames
o r
a
h undred
c hart
f or
s upport
a s
n ecessary.
P ractice
c ounting
o n
f rom
t ens,
f or
example,
1 0,
2 0,
3 0,
3 1,
3 2,
3 3,
3 4.
2)
I f
a
s tudent
i s
f luent
a nd
c onfident,
e xtend
t he
n umber
r ange
h e
o r
s he
i s
w orking
with
( ie
t o
h undreds,
t housands,
e tc).
P lay
w ith
i deas
s uch
a s
w ays
t o
d ecompose
numbers
i n
d ifferent
w ays,
u sing
d ifferent
b enchmark
n umbers
s uch
a s
5 0.
M ake
connections
b etween
o ur
p lace
v alue-‐based
n umber
s ystem
a nd
o ur
m onetary
s ystem.
Some
s tudents
m ay
b e
i nterested
i n
i nvestigating
o ther
n umber
s ystems
o r
b ases.
References
Big
I deas
f rom
D r.
S mall:
G rades
K -‐3,
C hapter
2 -‐Number
a nd
O perations
b y
M arian
S mall
Making
M ath
M eaningful
t o
C anadian
S tudents,
K -‐8
b y
M arian
S mall
Developing
N umber
C oncepts:
P lace
V alue,
M ultiplication
a nd
D ivision
b y
K athy
R ichardson
Zeroing
i n
o n
N umber
a nd
O perations:
K ey
I deas
a nd
M isconceptions
( Grades
1 -‐2)
b y
L inda
D acey
a nd
A nne
C ollins
It
M akes
S ense!
U sing
T en-‐Frames
t o
B uild
N umber
S ense
b y
M elissa
C onklin
It
M akes
S ense!
U sing
H undreds
C hart
t o
B uild
N umber
S ense
b y
M elissa
C onklin
Using
L anguage
a nd
V isualization
t o
T each
P lace
V alue
b y
J oan
C otter
( Teaching
C hildren
M athematics,
O ctober
2 000)
Place
V alue:
P roblem
S olving
a nd
W ritten
A ssessment
b y
S haron
R oss
( Teaching
C hildren
M athematics,
M arch
2 002)
Real
W orld
C onnections
Have
s tudents
n otice
w here
t hey
s ee
n umbers
a t
h ome
a nd
i n
t heir
c ommunity
s uch
a s
in
a ddresses,
l icense
p lates,
d igital
c locks,
c alendars,
p rices
a t
s tores,
e tc.
H ave
s tudents
discuss
h ow
n umbers
a re
u sed
t o
h elp
u s
o rganize
a nd
c ommunicate.
Children’s
L iterature
How
B ig
i s
a
M illion?
b y
A nna
M ilbourne
Let’s
C ount
t o
1 00!
b y
M asayuki
S ebe
The
C ase
o f
t he
M issing
B irthday
P arty
by
J oanne
R ocklin
One
H undred
W ays
t o
G et
t o
1 00
by
J erry
P allotta
c reated
f or
t he
B CAMT
R eggio-‐Inspired
M athematics
I nquiry
P roject/SB&JN
D ecember
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