MATH DEVELOPMENT ALBUM
3.5 THE NINE LAYOUT--NUMERALS
MATERIALS:
1. Nine each of ones, tens, hundreds and thousands.
2. Set of large numerals: 1 to 9; 10 to 90; 100 to 900; 1000 to 9000.
CONTROL OF ERROR:
Proper amount of material provided.
AIM:
To give an overall view of the decimal system and the fact that in base then there may be no more than
nine in any one category.
POINT OF INTEREST:
The large size of the layout.
The limit of nine in each category.
PRESENTATION:
1. Set up two rugs and head the containers up in the place.
2. Define them "this is 1, 10, 100...."
3. Spread them out and lay out them in order.
4. Mix 10-th on the rug and do Three Period Lessons.
5. Mix 100-th on the rug and do Three Period Lessons.
6. Mix 1000-th on the rug and do Three Period Lessons.
7. Take an empty tray and tell the child a certain number, then let the child find the number
card.
8. When the child carry the numbers to you, stack the cards and read them.
9. Continue doing the same activity.
NOTE:
May do Three Period Lessons any time.
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