6 Fantastic Place Value Activities

Posted in elementary, math, place value by Mrs. Kirk

Are you looking for some great place value activities for your classroom! Let me share 5 of my favorites today!

1. Place Value using Task Cards: These task cards are perfect for reading 3 and 4 digit numbers!

2. Comparing using Task Cards: Use the task cards for a fun comparing game!

3. Ice Cream Matching Cards: Use these cards to match expanded form, standard form, word form and expanded notation.

4. Place Value Spinner Game: I love these cute spinners! Fun way to review place value!

5. Matching Game: Use these cards to practice place value!

6. Notes, Practice Pages and Problem Solving. Cute Graphics, notes and 24 pages of practice!

You can find them all in my place value bundle on TpT:

8Oct2015

Using Place Value to Understand Addition

Posted in addition, elementary, games, hands on learning, kinesthetic learners, math, place value by Mrs. Kirk

Adding two digit numbers can seem like an easy enough task to those of us who have been doing it for a long time! But for elementary students it can sometimes be confusing, especially if there is regrouping involved.

It is helpful to most students to start with something concrete, like place value blocks. Before I teach students the Continue reading →