Well the 2012 school year has started and today I was introduced to my class, 3R! We are waiting on our textbooks so we have to get a bit creative with some of our lessons until then.
This week in maths we will be looking at 'place value' and 'counting to 9999.'
BBC Skillswise has a good introductory 1minute video on why place value is important, although it may need further explaining.
A good presentation (with activities and printable worksheets at the end) to test existing knowledge on place value.
Place Value
I just learned about 'Rockin' the Standards' and it's pretty exciting! Maybe we will have time to learn 'place value rap!'
You can download lyrics and buy music here.
A very funny song teaching place value (ones, tens, one hundreds):
A great printable resource on place value for Maths groups (coming right up, I'm sure!):
Place Value
And even some printable pposters for your classroom!
Place Value Posters
Some printable and IWB resources on place value:
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsB4.htm
The 'Caterpillar Slider' game gives students a chance to order numbers, and the Teacher can preset how large (or small) the numbers are.
'Place value cars' will also assist those that need a little help getting to 100.
A number of free printable Math worksheets on these topics are also available here.
The lyrics to the 'Place Value Rap:'
THE PLACE VALUE RAP
Music by Ben Jacobs, Lyrics by Tim Bedley
The digits, the digits, they each have a name
Memorize ‘em, Understand ‘em is the game
We start at the decimal, to the left we move
Each place is 10 times bigger, multiply ‘em and we prove
The digits, the digits, they fit in so tight
Greater to the left and lesser to the right
Starting at the decimal, sandwiched in between
Zeroes hold the empty places, haven’t you seen?
The digits, the digits, each one means a lot
You can’t leave ‘em out of the place value spot
Reading big numbers each comma’s a word
“Thousand, Million, Billion,” commas, haven’t you heard? Word!
Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Comma
Thousands, Ten Thousands, Hundred Thousands, Comma
Millions, Ten Millions, Hundred Millions, Comma
Billions, Ten Billions, Hundred Billions, Comma
Let’s take it to the right of the decimal point
We’ve got tenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten thousandths
Smaller than a 1 with a T H
