Place value is such a foundational concept in mathematics. We spend quite a bit of time working with and talking about big numbers, what each "place" means, how to read and write numbers, and how to manipulate numbers properly. We do this is a variety of ways. Here are a few of the activities we have done.
Playing with Exploding Dots on our white boards.
Watch the intro here and see if you can figure it out.
Playing with Exploding Dots on the computer.
Regrouping using base 5 blocks!
Doing a google docs PBL (project based learning)
called "Run a Candy Store".
We not only reviewed what we already know about place value,
but we learned many computer skills as well.
Some opted to do the hand-written version:
Many of these gifted students will go on to do something
in math, computer, and science fields.
My goal, as a first and second grade teacher, is to give the Navigators a strong foundation to build on.
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