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| Topic        = Math
| Topic        = Math
| Subtopic      = Introduction to the Decimal System
| Subtopic      = Introduction to the Decimal System
| image        = [[File:Card_Layout.jpg|320px]]
| image        = [[File:Card Layout 4.JPG|300px]]
| Level        = [[Primary]]
| Level        = [[Primary]]
| Age          =  
| Age          = 4+
| Preqs        = [[Introduction to the Cards]]
| Preqs        = [[Introduction to the Cards]]
| Materials    = 1 set of [[Number Cards|large number cards]]
| Materials    = 1 set of [[Number Cards|large number cards]]
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This activity teaches the child...
This activity teaches the child...
== Presentation ==
== Presentation ==
# step one
# Lay out the unit cards along the right edge of the rug.  "1 unit, 2 units, 3 units..."
# step two, etc.
#: [[File:Card Layout 1.JPG|250px]]
 
# Lay out the ten cards to the left of the unit cards.  "1 ten, 2 tens, 3 tens..."
#: [[File:Card Layout 2.JPG|250px]]
# Lay out the hundred cards to the left of the ten cards.  "1 hundred, 2 hundreds, 3 hundreds..."
#: [[File:Card Layout 3.JPG|250px]]
# Lay out the thousand card to the left of the hundred cards.  "1 thousand."
#: [[File:Card Layout 4.JPG|250px]]
#Have the child fetch one card at a time as was done with the introduction to the beads.<br>After a lot of practice with fetching, present the child with a card and ask him to name it.
== Points of Interest ==
== Points of Interest ==


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== Variations and Extensions ==
== Variations and Extensions ==
* The same activity could be done with all of the thousand cards.  The main reason they are not used normally is so the card layout will match the bead layout which (due to the cost) only has one beaded thousand cube.
*: [[File:Card Layout.jpg|280px]]


== Material ==
== Material ==

Revision as of 08:25, 24 September 2013

Card Layout
Math - Introduction to the Decimal System
Card Layout 4.JPG
LevelPrimary
Age4+
PrerequisitesIntroduction to the Cards
Materials1 set of large number cards

This activity teaches the child...

Presentation

  1. Lay out the unit cards along the right edge of the rug. "1 unit, 2 units, 3 units..."
    Card Layout 1.JPG
  2. Lay out the ten cards to the left of the unit cards. "1 ten, 2 tens, 3 tens..."
    Card Layout 2.JPG
  3. Lay out the hundred cards to the left of the ten cards. "1 hundred, 2 hundreds, 3 hundreds..."
    Card Layout 3.JPG
  4. Lay out the thousand card to the left of the hundred cards. "1 thousand."
    Card Layout 4.JPG
  5. Have the child fetch one card at a time as was done with the introduction to the beads.
    After a lot of practice with fetching, present the child with a card and ask him to name it.

Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

  • The same activity could be done with all of the thousand cards. The main reason they are not used normally is so the card layout will match the bead layout which (due to the cost) only has one beaded thousand cube.
    Card Layout.jpg

Material

Make Your Own

Printable Large Number Cards

Where to Buy

see Number Cards