SEQUENCING LEARNING TASK FOR PLACE VALUE (8th September 2010)

In my opinion, after the pictorial representation using popsicles and based ten materials, I would the sequence the five tasks as follows:
• Task 1: Place Value Chart
• Task 2: Number in tens and ones
• Task 3: Expanded notation
• Task 4: Numeral
• Task 5: Number in words

In the earlier lesson, children are shown concrete materials that showed 3 groups of ten and 4 ones and hence, I feel that it will be easier for children to learn place value chart as it represent what they have seen and learnt earlier using concrete materials and hence will be more meaningful for them . After that, I will introduce children to numbers in tens and ones as it links to what they have seen on the place value chart. Upon understanding the place value using pictorial and concrete materials, I will take them further by exploring 3 tens into numerals (in abstract form). The concept of ‘tens’ and ‘ones’ will be introduced to them in numerals. By now, children will be able to understand that 3 tens is equivalent to 30 and they should be able to visualize that 30 and 4 is the same as 3 tens and 4 ones. I feel that groupings by 10 should be matched with place value and eventually written in standard form and hence, the next task is to show children "number in numerals". Let children know that 34 is equivalent to 30 and 4. By now, children should be able to visualize "34" as 3 gropus of tens and 4 ones. The last task will then be showing them "numbers in words".