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== Variations and Extensions ==
== Variations and Extensions ==


== Material ==
- A tray containing 1 golden bead unit, 1 golden ten-bar, 1
golden hundred square and 1 thousand cube.
- A small mat for the table.

Revision as of 07:14, 23 July 2012

Introduction to the Beads
Math - Introduction to the Decimal System
Intro to the Beads.JPG
LevelPrimary
Age4+
PrerequisitesCards and Counters
Materials1 unit bead
1 ten bar
1 hundred square
1 thousand cube
tray

This activity is the child's introduction to the Golden Bead material. This material is a concrete representation of the decimal system.

Presentation

  1. Take the tray to a table or mat. Be sure that the thousand cube is on the left.
    Intro to the Beads 1.JPG
  2. next step
    Intro to the Beads 2.JPG
  3. next step
    Intro to the Beads 3.JPG
  4. next step
    Intro to the Beads 4.JPG
  5. next step
    Intro to the Beads 5.JPG
  6. next step
    Intro to the Beads 6.JPG
  7. next step
    Intro to the Beads 7.JPG
  8. next step
    Intro to the Beads 8.JPG

Points of Interest

The directress and the child’s own knowledge

Variations and Extensions

- A tray containing 1 golden bead unit, 1 golden ten-bar, 1 golden hundred square and 1 thousand cube. - A small mat for the table.