Place value - Represent numbers - Presentation

In a presentation designed to teach the concept of place value, students are introduced to the idea of representing numbers. This foundational mathematical concept is crucial for understanding the value of digits based on their position within a number. The lesson begins with a discussion prompt that encourages students to think about what it means to represent numbers. The aim is to help students visualise and comprehend how numbers are made up of tens and ones, a key aspect of place value.

Through a series of activities, students are presented with bead strings as visual aids to represent numbers. They are asked to observe how the beads are grouped and to use this to help them count effectively. The grouping of beads into tens and ones simplifies the counting process and reinforces the concept of place value. Students complete sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct number of tens and ones to form a complete number. As the lesson progresses, independent work tasks challenge students to identify the number represented by a given arrangement of tens and ones, fostering their ability to read and write numbers up to 100. The presentation also includes problem-solving scenarios where students must determine which of their peers has correctly represented a number, further enhancing their understanding and application of place value.