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Building Blocks of Numbers

Place Value Pioneers: Tens and Ones

Day 11of 180
Week 3of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that 10 ones can be grouped into 1 ten

2

Recognize and count base-ten blocks representing ones and tens

3

Develop curiosity about how numbers are structured

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 9:10

“The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”

— Proverbs 9:10 (WEB)

Just as we build understanding of numbers by grouping and organizing, wisdom comes from understanding God's principles

📦 Materials Needed

  • Base-ten blocks
  • Place value mat
  • Number cards 0-20
  • Pencil
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Math
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's review our skip counting from last week.

💭 Review Question: How many groups of 10 can you count?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today we'll explore how numbers are like building blocks. Just as God carefully designed the world with order, numbers have a special structure.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • 10 ones can make 1 ten
  • Base-ten blocks help us see number relationships
  • Numbers have special 'homes' called place values
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when we collect 10 ones?
  • How are numbers like building blocks?
3Activity: Tens and Ones Treasure Hunt (12 min)
hands-on

Use base-ten blocks to build and explore numbers

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out base-ten blocks
  2. Build numbers using ones and tens blocks
  3. Practice trading 10 ones for 1 ten block
  4. Record your number combinations
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer blocks, focus on 1-10

Challenge: Create number combinations up to 50

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate our math discoveries and connect to God's amazing design

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about tens and ones?
  • How can we see God's order in numbers?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll practice bundling ones into tens

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Place value is a foundational math concept that helps children understand number structure

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle encouragement
  • Let child explore blocks freely
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find trading 10 ones for 1 ten block challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to group and count blocks accurately

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional worksheets
  • Sing a skip counting song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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