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Ten More and Ten Less

Topic:
Counting forward and backward by ten.

In this activity students will:

Q Count forward by tens by adding blocks to a place value mat. Q Count backward by tens by removing blocks from a place value mat. Q Regroup by packing or unpacking and moving blocks to the appropriate place value position. Q Gain an understanding of place value concepts and the connection between the counting view and the base ten view of a number.

Setup:
Student arrangement: Small groups (2-4) Each small group needs: 1 activity sheet 1 place value mat with digit cards Access to a bin of single blocks and a bin of blocks-of-10

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Introduction:
r Pass out the materials and activity sheets to small groups. r Ask each group to organize 13 blocks on their place value mat and set the digit cards.

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(Note: Students might put 13 single blocks on the mat at first. In order to set one digit card for each place, they will have to pack and move a block-of-10 and have 3 single blocks in the ones place.) Have students write the starting number, 13, on the top row of the activity sheet. Ask students to predict what the answer will be if you add ten more blocks to the place value mat. Have students set their digit cards to show their prediction. Ask each group to add ten blocks to their mat. Do not specify if they should Hundreds Tens Ones add ten single blocks or one block-of-10. 1 3 Start Have students set one digit card for each place. If students add ten single 2 3 +10 blocks, they will need to pack and move a block-of-10 to the tens place. 3 3 +10 Everyone should have 2 blocks-of-10 and 3 single blocks on their mat. 3 4 +10 Write the resulting number 23 on the second row of the activity sheet. +10 Repeat several times to model the activity. Make sure students see both ways of adding on ten: 10 single blocks (the Counting View) and +10 1 block-of-10 (the Base Ten View).

Activity:
Groups will: r Take turns predicting the next counting number. r Add ten blocks to their place value mat. r Pack and move blocks-of-10 and blocks-of-100 as needed. r Write the next counting number in the spaces on the activity sheet. Note: Students might need specific roles. If so, one student can predict, another student can add the blocks, a third student can pack and move, and a fourth can write the resulting number. Closure: r Discuss patterns that students discover. Does everyone notice that the number in the ones place stays the same? Ask students which method they prefer: adding 10 single blocks or adding 1 block-of-10. r Discuss what happens when the count goes beyond 100. What happens with the blocks?

Assessment:

r Do students prefer to add ten single blocks each time or are they confident adding

one block-of-10?
r Do students know how and why we pack and move blocks-of-10 and blocks-of-100? r Are students accurate in their predictions and actual results? r Do students see the pattern when adding 10?

Extensions:

r Write several 2-digit and 3-digit numbers on the board and ask students to predict ten more.

See if they can read the number in the tens place and predict ten more without counting ten more one at a time. Have students continue practicing counting by tens. r A second activity sheet is provided for students to try Ten Less with blocks. The same number of blocks and the same setup is needed.

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Names ________________________________________________

Use blocks to count and add on ten.

Hundreds
Start +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10

Tens

Ones
Start +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10

Hundreds

Tens

Ones

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Ten Less
Names ________________________________________________

Use blocks to count and subtract by ten.

Hundreds
Start -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10

Tens

Ones
Start -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10

Hundreds

Tens

Ones

end

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