We’ve been rockin’ and rollin’ with
place value these past couple of weeks. Today our
Place Value Pals made their grand debut in our classroom. My friends met these
cool dudes and named them right away! Now we have them hanging around to reference throughout the year!
We’ve also been making numbers like crazy with our place value cards/blocks. As my students are building numbers at their desks I’m always doing this on the board. It helps display a visual for my students and allows them to check their numbers.
During small group time one of my groups completed
these place value puzzles. Doing these things during stations or small groups allows me to only make one set of cards… definitely saves my paper, ink, and time!
Here’s a little example of how we talk about
place value during class. We build a number, talk about the place value chart, expand it verbally, then expand it using our arms! Today we did our expanded form using the voices of a mouse, army man, papa bear, and valley girl (no offense to anyone who lives in California, ha! I was just trying to give an example!!)
AND, tomorrow is FRIDAY! PTL, Hallelujah, Amen! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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Hi, Amy. Could you share a little bit about your classroom management? Just looking for new ideas! Thanks! 🙂