In this engaging outdoor activity, students will use natural materials like sticks, stones, and leaves to deepen their understanding of place value and practice partitioning numbers. Before starting, ensure that students have been introduced to the concept of number partitioning.
Provide each student with a worksheet tailored to their ability level, along with a clipboard and pencil. Explain that they will be representing numbers using the natural materials: stones represent hundreds, sticks represent tens, and leaves represent ones. For example, the number 132 would be represented by 1 stone, 3 sticks, and 2 leaves.
Students will collect a number card, gather the corresponding materials, and arrange them to represent the number. After verifying their arrangement, they can record their findings on the worksheet and proceed to the next card. This activity is ideal for both individual work and pair collaboration, making it a versatile and interactive way to reinforce place value concepts.
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| Partition-With-Sticks-Teacher-Guide.pdf | |
| Partition-With-Sticks-Activity-Sheet_-Diff.-1.pdf | |
| Partition-With-Sticks-Activity-Sheet_-Diff.-2.pdf | |
| Partition-With-Sticks-2-Digit-Number-Cards.pdf | |
| Partition-With-Sticks-3-Digit-Numbers-Cards.pdf | |
Math
In this engaging outdoor activity, students will use natural materials like sticks, stones, and leaves to deepen their understanding of place value and practice partitioning numbers. Before starting, ensure that students have been introduced to the concept of number partitioning.
Provide each student with a worksheet tailored to their ability level, along with a clipboard and pencil. Explain that they will be representing numbers using the natural materials: stones represent hundreds, sticks represent tens, and leaves represent ones. For example, the number 132 would be represented by 1 stone, 3 sticks, and 2 leaves.
Students will collect a number card, gather the corresponding materials, and arrange them to represent the number. After verifying their arrangement, they can record their findings on the worksheet and proceed to the next card. This activity is ideal for both individual work and pair collaboration, making it a versatile and interactive way to reinforce place value concepts.