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# | # Lay out a rug with two small bowls for counting unit beads | ||
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# | # Take the child to the bead cabinet and start filling a tray with a random amount of units, tens, hundreds, and thousands.<br>Take the tray to the mat. | ||
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# | # Sort the beads into piles by place value. | ||
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# | # Start counting the units. | ||
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# | # When you get to 10 units, have the child exchange them for 1 ten bar.<br>Place this ten bar with the others. | ||
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# Count the remaining units (if there are any).<br>Exchange for ten bars if needed unit until there are fewer the ten units left. | |||
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# Start counting the tens. | |||
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# | # When you get to ten have the child exchange these for 1 hundred square.<br>Place this with the other hundred squares. Exchange again if needed until you have fewer than 10 ten bars. | ||
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# Start counting the hundreds. | |||
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# | # When you get to 10 hundreds, have the child exchange them for 1 thousand cube.<br>Place this thousand cube with the others. Exchange again if needed until you have fewer than 10 hundreds. | ||
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# Allow the child to see how easy it is to tell how much you have after exchanging. | |||
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Revision as of 17:48, 25 September 2013
| The Exchange Game | |
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| Math - Introduction to the Decimal System | |
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| Level | Primary |
| Age | 4 - 5 |
| Prerequisites | The Exchange Tray |
| Materials | full set of Golden Beads tray |
This activity teaches the child...
Presentation
- Lay out a rug with two small bowls for counting unit beads
- Take the child to the bead cabinet and start filling a tray with a random amount of units, tens, hundreds, and thousands.
Take the tray to the mat. - Sort the beads into piles by place value.
- Start counting the units.
- When you get to 10 units, have the child exchange them for 1 ten bar.
Place this ten bar with the others. - Count the remaining units (if there are any).
Exchange for ten bars if needed unit until there are fewer the ten units left. - Start counting the tens.
- When you get to ten have the child exchange these for 1 hundred square.
Place this with the other hundred squares. Exchange again if needed until you have fewer than 10 ten bars. - Start counting the hundreds.
- When you get to 10 hundreds, have the child exchange them for 1 thousand cube.
Place this thousand cube with the others. Exchange again if needed until you have fewer than 10 hundreds. - Allow the child to see how easy it is to tell how much you have after exchanging.
Points of Interest
- having a chaotic mixed-up amount of beads at the beginning
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Material
Where to Buy
see Golden Beads
