Saturday, January 17, 2009

Working with Place Value

Working with place value can be a frustrating skill for children. This is especially true when it is first introduced. A good way to help your child grasp this new concept is by using money. The great thing about this is that it helps kids work on their money skills at the same time. Pull out some Monopoly money and have them practice changing amounts like 32 ones into tens and ones. After they start to understand, have them work backwards by changing amounts like 2 tens and 5 ones into only ones. Keep in mind that if you are working on place value, you should only use the one, ten, and hundred dollar bills. The others will only add confusion as they are not part of the place value process. This is a good way to help your child visualize place value.

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