Place+Value+Work+Stations

The place value workstations will help children develop a //deep understanding// of the //__value__// of each digit, rather than just naming what //__place__// it's in.

"When children are working at place value stations, they should be talking about their thinking and how they are representing numbers in a variety of ways. As you teach students about place value, be sure to model and support children in using //math talk// about hundreds, tens, ones, more than less than, and so on" (Diller 137).

Why use manipulatives? "One reason to use manipulatives, such as ten-frames and counters or base ten blocks, is to give children something to talk about. The more we use manipulatives to help kids use everyday language to describe the groupings of ten, to talk about adding ten and taking away ten, counting up by groups of tens and then ones, the more children can gain ways to think about numbers flexibly and to deveolp deep understanding of the base ten system' (Diller 137).

Here's the link for the Math Work Stations Live Binder. Click on the tab for Chapter 6: Place Value Work Stations. [|Place Value Work Stations]

Here's a game that focuses on place value"flips" like 34 and 43. (Always a tricky concept!) Be sure to provide manipulatives and place value mats for this game. [|Big and Small Game]

Do any of your students have difficulty tracking from one row to another on the hundreds chart? This link shows any easy adaptation that may help. For all students, especially the wigglers in your class, draw a hundreds chart on a white shower curtain. Students can walk on it and use stuffed animals or beanbags to mark numbers. [|Hundred Chart Adaptations for Students Having Tracking Difficulty]

Here's a website for place value games. Caution: Be sure the games promote thinking beyond just naming the place each number is in. [|Place Value Games]