Personal Objective:
This week I chose to look at half of the Number & Operations in Base Ten Common Core Standard Ten at the 1st grade level. My goal in exploring this standard was to research and create visual aides as well as tactile activities that would provide clear and relatable instruction for 1st graders. I wanted to compile resources that would be fun, stimulating and easy to understand.
This week I chose to look at half of the Number & Operations in Base Ten Common Core Standard Ten at the 1st grade level. My goal in exploring this standard was to research and create visual aides as well as tactile activities that would provide clear and relatable instruction for 1st graders. I wanted to compile resources that would be fun, stimulating and easy to understand.
Common Core Standard:
1st Grade: 1.NBT (1.-3.)
Extend the counting
sequence.
1. Count to 120, starting at
any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent
a number of objects with a written numeral.
Understand
place value.
2. Understand that the two digits of a
two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following
as special cases:
a. 10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones - called a
"ten."
b. The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one,
two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.
c. The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).
3. Compare two two-digit numbers based on
meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with
the symbols > , =, and <.
Activities/Worksheets:
Resources/Tips:
Reflection:
In reviewing the first three points of the Number & Operations in Base Ten Common Core Standards, I found myself reflecting on the importance of a good educational foundation starting in the early grades of elementary school. It seems evident to me that visual reference and tactile tools would be most effective when setting out to teach these basic concepts of mathematics. I especially liked the dice game that prompted students to complete several tasks pertaining to this standard, including mapping the number out and identifying the tens and ones. In addition, I think that utilizing something as simple as Cheerios to encourage students to explore and compare greater than, less than and equal to, provides a simple and familiar tactile experience for students. The alligator trick is also a fun and helpful tool.
In this exercise students would have the opportunity to work with manipulatives. For this example I used Cheerios. Students would be encouraged to build rods and units in two separate groups then make comparisons using a greater than, less than or equal to symbol.
Incorporating a dice game like the one below would provide students with numbers at random to dissect. They would then be asked to represent the selected number with rods and units as well as identify tens and ones.
The worksheet below would provide students a chance to test their knowledge of greater than, less than or equal to.
Resources/Tips:
1-120 Number Line
-Tens and Ones broken down as single digits
-What they represent when they are side by side as one number
Bundle of ten ones - called a "tens/rod."
Singles between tens: "ones/units"
Visual breakdown of two digit place values.
Fun way to think about greater than, less than and equal to
Reflection:
In reviewing the first three points of the Number & Operations in Base Ten Common Core Standards, I found myself reflecting on the importance of a good educational foundation starting in the early grades of elementary school. It seems evident to me that visual reference and tactile tools would be most effective when setting out to teach these basic concepts of mathematics. I especially liked the dice game that prompted students to complete several tasks pertaining to this standard, including mapping the number out and identifying the tens and ones. In addition, I think that utilizing something as simple as Cheerios to encourage students to explore and compare greater than, less than and equal to, provides a simple and familiar tactile experience for students. The alligator trick is also a fun and helpful tool.
ReplyDeleteHi Scott!
Great post on numbers and operations! You provided some amazing manipulatives and visual aids to get the students involved. One of the exercises you provided was the cheerios. I love this exercise; this is great for kinesthetic learners in the classroom. Students can actively touch and move the cheerios!
I also really enjoyed watching the YouTube video you provided, and having printable cutouts allow students to be actively involved. The students can follow along while the Youtube video is playing. Overall great lesson!