Base 10... Building Bigger Numbers 11/22

We are enhancing the understanding of how place value works by using Base 10 blocks. Cubes represent "ones," long sticks of 10 connected cubes depict "tens," and there are flat square collections of 100 connected cubes to show 100. These tools are used as concrete models for making numbers in the tens and hundreds, and are the real foundation for your child's understanding of numbers that will eventually progress into the billions when they advance through higher grade levels. In addition to the concrete work we are doing in Guided Math, the children have a chance to practice manipulating these blocks on the iPad.