Understanding Place Value

Slide Deck (Understanding Place Value)

Number Bead Strings:

PDF on Number Bead String

Watch the grade-level appropriate video from Dr. Nicki about ways to use this tool.

• Grade 3

• Grade 4

• Grade 5

1. Use a Rally Coach structure to try one of the following problems using your Number Bead String.

   • 3 x 6

   • 6 x 10

   • 2.3 + 4.7

   • 423 rounded to the nearest 10

   • 42.3 rounded to the nearest whole number

   • 1/10 of 100

Purchasing materials for to make number bead strings, but shop around you might find the cheaper elsewhere.

• Assorted Color Shoe Laces

• Red Pony Beads (1,000 will create 20 number bead strings)

• White Pony Beads (1,000 will create 20 number bead strings)

Podcasts to Get us thinking about Math

• Pam Harris - Math is Figure-out-able

• Building Math Minds with Christina Tondevold