Place value - Represent numbers 2 - Starter

In a Year 2 mathematics lesson, students are encouraged to deepen their understanding of place value through various engaging activities. The lesson starts with a 'Complete the sentence. Calculate.' task, prompting students to apply their knowledge of numbers and calculations. The 'Fluent in Four - Revision' segment further explores place value concepts, asking questions such as 'What do the ten frames show us?' to reinforce the visual representation of numbers. Students are tasked with operations like subtracting four ones from a combination of one ten and eleven ones, and subtracting five from thirteen, enhancing their counting and subtraction skills.

The exercises include counting tasks where students must fill in the blanks to identify the number of tens and ones in a given number, and then write the complete number. They are also asked to trace the evolution of a number, noting how many there were initially, how many more were added, and the resulting total. Additionally, students explore practical applications by calculating the mass of an object in cubes and considering the effect of removing zero tens and twelve ones from it. They are encouraged to draw and describe what their bead string would look like after this subtraction, fostering a visual and hands-on approach to learning place value. These activities are designed to build confidence in representing and manipulating numbers, a fundamental skill in early mathematics education.