Bead Layout
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| Bead Layout | |
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| Math - Introduction to the Decimal System | |
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| Level | Primary |
| Age | 4+ |
| Prerequisites | Introduction to the Beads |
| Materials | Golden Beads: 45 unit beads 45 ten bars 45 hundred squares 45 thousand cubes large mat |
This activity teaches the child...
Presentation
- Carry the tray to a large mat.
- Lay out the unit beads along the right edge of the mat as shown. Be sure to leave enough room between each one so there will be room for the ten bars and hundred squares.
- Lay out the ten bars to the left of the unit beads.
- Lay out the hundred squares to the left of the ten bars.
- Place the thousand cube to the left of the hundred squares.
- Ask the child to bring you a quantity of one type one place value. For example: "Please bring me 3 units."
- Do the same with beads of other place values: "Please bring me 5 tens." "Please bring me 3 hundreds." "Please bring me 1 thousand."
Points of Interest
the size of beads layout the whole presentes of decimal bead material
Control of Error
more or less of bead material proper setting material incompelte
Variations and Extensions
- 45 Layout:
Material
see Golden Beads
