Bead Layout

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Bead Layout
Math - Introduction to the Decimal System
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LevelPrimary
Age4+
PrerequisitesIntroduction to the Beads
Materials45 unit beads
45 ten bars
45 hundred squares
45 thousand cubes
large mat

This activity teaches the child...

Presentation

  1. step one
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  2. step two
    Bead Layout 2.JPG
  3. step three
    Bead Layout 3.JPG
  4. step four
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Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

Material

Hundred squares and thousand cubes are 7.5cm across. Hundred squares are 7.5mm thick.
100 sq measure 1.jpg 100 sq measure 2.jpg

Make Your Own

Here is a blog post describing how the author made their own wooden hundred squares using a stencil and spray paint. (The site was originally in French.)

Hundred squares can also be made using a stamp made from pencil erasers.
Pencil stamp.jpg Pencil stamp 100.jpg
Source:Walk Beside Me