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This activity teaches the child skip counting which is preparation for multiplication. It also indirectly prepares the child to understand squaring numbers. | This activity teaches the child skip counting which is preparation for multiplication. It also indirectly prepares the child to understand squaring numbers. | ||
== Presentation == | == Presentation == | ||
# | # Bring the chain to a mat. | ||
#:[[ | #:[[File:5 Short Chain 1.JPG|290px]] | ||
# | # Bring a square of the number to the mat. | ||
#:[[ | #:[[File:5 Short Chain 2.JPG|290px]] | ||
# | # Bring the labels and sort them into columns. | ||
#:[[ | #:[[File:5 Short Chain 3.jpg|290px]] | ||
# | # Fold the chain in a square. | ||
#:[[File:5 Short Chain 5.JPG|290px]] | |||
# Compare to the square to show that they are the same. | |||
#:[[ | #: [[File:5 Short Chain 6.JPG|290px]] [[File:5 Short Chain 7.JPG|290px]] | ||
# | # Stretch the chain back out. Count and label it. | ||
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== Points of Interest == | == Points of Interest == | ||
Revision as of 06:53, 5 November 2013
| Short Chains | |
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| Math - Linear Counting | |
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| Level | Primary |
| Age | 4.5 - 5 |
| Prerequisites | Teens Board Tens Board Association of Beads and Cards Hundred Board |
This activity teaches the child skip counting which is preparation for multiplication. It also indirectly prepares the child to understand squaring numbers.
Presentation
- Bring the chain to a mat.
- Bring a square of the number to the mat.
- Bring the labels and sort them into columns.
- Fold the chain in a square.
- Compare to the square to show that they are the same.
- Stretch the chain back out. Count and label it.
