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Ten More, Ten Less
Six story problems needing answers await your class. Pictures provide some scaffolding, but consider also using unit cubes and 10-rods to compose and solve equations for each. Some of the problems require a two-step processes to solve. A...
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Adding Tens
Build on your learners' confidence in quick addition as they discover strategies to add tens to two-digit numbers. After reviewing counting by 10's, they discuss tactics to add multiples of 10 to other numbers. They visualize how to...
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Base 10 Blocks
Base ten blocks are a great tool for teaching young mathematicians about a number of math concepts, unfortunately they aren't always available to teachers. That is, until now. This printable resource allows all children the opportunity...
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
Base Ten Mat (Tens and Ones with Tens Frame)
Working with base 10 blocks? Use this base 10 mat to organize blocks, tens and ones with one ten frame, and determine how many groups of blocks can be used to represent numbers.
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Base Ten Blocks- Units and Rods (B)
In this base ten blocks worksheet, students explore regrouping with rods and unit blocks. Students discover that ten units is the same as 1 rod. Students solve 6 problems in which they tell how units can be traded for rods and how many...
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Base Ten Blocks
In this math worksheet, learners solve six word problems involved base ten blocks. Each word problem is illustrated in base ten blocks.
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Planetary Place Value
Third graders explore place value to the ten thousands place. This incredibly thorough, 24-page lesson has learners construct, order, and compare numbers to 9,999. This three-day lesson includes reteaching and extension activities...
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Base Ten Blocks - Rods and Flats (D)
In this trading base ten rods and flats worksheet, students view pictures of groups of rods and trade them for flats with remainders. Students solve 4 problems.
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Base Ten Blocks - Rods and Flats (E)
In this trading base ten rods and flats instructional activity, students trade flats for each group of rods with remainders. Students solve 4 problems.
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Base Ten Blocks Rods and Flats (A)
Using visual cues and hands on manipulatives are great for conveying concepts in a concrete way. Learners are given a set of rods, they break the set up into flats, then count the rods left over to determine an answer. There are 5...
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Base Ten Blocks - Rods and Flats (B)
In this using base ten blocks instructional activity, students trade flats for groups of rods to solve the problems. Students solve 6 problems.
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Building Numbers to 50
Students explore how to represent numbers using cubes and draw them accordingly. They discuss place value and the base ten number system using manipulatives. Students roll a dice and take that many blocks. They write down their resulting...
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Base Ten Blocks: Representing Numbers (B)
In this finding the value of base ten blocks worksheet, students use flats, rods, and units to determine the total values. Students solve 4 problems.
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Problem Solving: Base Ten Blocks
In this math worksheet, students solve a word problem about base ten blocks. Students illustrate their work with pictures, numbers and words.
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Mental Math: Subtract Tens - Homework 12.1
Now that your class can add by 10s they can start subtracting by 10s. This clear, learner-friendly worksheet provides a good example (10-rods are pictured) and 7 problems to solve. Relates groups of tens to single-digit numbers, which...
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Base Ten Blocks - Counting Rods (A)
For this math worksheet, students are shown 4 sets of counting rods. Each counting rod has 10 blocks in it. Sets have various amounts of rods and students are asked to give the value of the rods.
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Subtraction with Regrouping Lesson Plan
Learners explore regrouping while subtracting. In this subtraction lesson plan, pupils manipulate base 10 blocks to demonstrate regrouping. Multiple resources are provided.
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An Experiment With the Cuisenaire Rods
Here you'll read about a teacher who conducted several experiments to determine the effectiveness of Cuisenaire Rods. Each activity is described along with the teacher's findings. Are cuisenaire rods effective? Try using them and find out.
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Math: Matching Rods and Religion
Math and religious studies are integrated together using using cuisenaire rods and Kid Pix for this problem-solving exercise. In pairs, they match different colored rods to represent various groups of people. Meanwhile, students at...
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Mental Math: Adding 10s
To develop mental math skills for adding 10s, learners read an example, solve one carefully scaffolded problem, and then complete 6 more independently. Pictures of 10-rods make the connection between sets of 10 and the corresponding...
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Number Rods
Working in a math center or an "I finished early" work station, young mathematicians will match in sequence pre-set-up rods of unifix cubes to numbers on a number line. To help differentiate tens from ones, use different colors to...
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Base Ten Blocks—Counting Rods (B)
In this base ten blocks practice worksheet, students use the counting rods to find the value of each of the 10 sets of counting rods.
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Decimal Operations Using Base 10 Blocks
Let's get this block party started and learn about decimals! Here are four main lessons that teach the operations with decimals while using base 10 blocks to provide a hands-on learning approach. Supplemental worksheets and other...
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Compare Whole Numbers to 100
Students practice comparing whole numbers. In this number comparison lesson, students use number lines, number cards, base-ten blocks, and bean sticks to practice comparing whole numbers that range to 100. Students follow the teacher's...