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Activity Overview

Students learn to add using place-value material and a calculator. They make connections between base-ten numerals and the quantities they represent.

Before the Activity

  • See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity
  • Print pages 11- 15 from the attached PDF file for your class

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    		During the Activity

    		Distribute the page to the class.

    Follow the activity procedures:
  • Use place-value material or make blocks of ones, tens, and hundreds out of grid paper to understand a tens block is made of ten ones
  • Prepare the calculator to count by tens
  • Learn to add in multiples of tens
  • Use the blocks to count and the calculator to record the counting
  • Prepare the calculator to count by ones
  • Learn to add ones to the earlier total
  • Use the blocks to count and the calculator to record the counting
  • Observe the connection between the tens and ones and the number on the calculator
  • Count several different groups of place-value materials

    		After the Activity

  • Review student results
  • As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
  • Re-teach concepts as necessary

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    Subject Area:
    Math : Elementary Math : Number Operations
    Math : Elementary Math : Algebraic Thinking

    Author:
    Texas Instruments

    Level:
    K-4

    Activity Time:
    60 Minutes

    Device:
    TI-10

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    Other:
    This is Activity 3 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
    Uncovering Math with Manipulatives and the TI-10

    The following materials are required for this activity:

  • Recording sheets
  • Pencils
  • Place-value materials


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