How Much is a Million? and Number Sense

"How can you help students visualize numbers in a way that is compatible with our base-ten number system?" The answer is simple: use ten-frames. Whether they're being used as a part of classroom routines or as instructional tools, this...

Have fun while building the number sense of young mathematicians with this list of ten-frame learning games. From developing cardinality and counting skills to learning place value and basic addition strategies, ten-frames are excellent...

Reinforce number sense with a collection of math lessons for kindergarteners through fifth graders. Young mathematicians take part in hands-on activities, learning games, and complete skills-based worksheets to enhance proficiency in...

Developing a strong number sense in the primary grades is essential to the success of young mathematicians. These simple worksheets present learners with a series of ten-frames, asking them to write the number shown in each model....

Daily routines not only help to manage classrooms, they can also provide learners with rich opportunities for learning. This activity supports young learners in developing their number sense by counting up the school days on a class 100...

Being able to recognize number bonds that make 10 is a great way to help learners add 3 digits together. First they make 10 by adding two numbers together, then they assess 3 digit addition sentences, where they make 10 first then add-on...

Knowing number bonds that make 10 is a good way to build number sense and can help in solving basic addition and subtraction problems. Kids review number bonds, then play a game where they are given a number and try to shout out the...

Ten-frames are great visual tools that support the development of number sense in young mathematicians. A multitude of ten-frames are included in this slide show that provide learners with practice with quickly and fluently identifying...

Second graders explore a multitude of numbers. In this number sense lesson, 2nd graders predict the number of items in a jar as a segway into the story How Much is a Million. Students then create a book pertaining to 100 in the same...

Learners discover the magnitude of the number 100. The sense of the number is developed by allowing students to experience 100 by counting it, measuring it, feeling it, and doing it, hands-on