Place Value Places!

In class, we have been reading about the Three Little Pigs. So far, we have read two books about them. First, we read The Three Little Pigs by Mark Teague.  

Today, we read The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! It was a very funny book told for the point-of-view, or perspective, of the wolf. In both stories, the pigs build homes or dwellings. For math, we built our own structures using ones, tens, and hundreds. It was a fun way to practice place value!

All Photos by Mrs. Yollis

Here is Mrs. Yollis' sample. 

On the left side of the card is each part of the house and the number of units used. (Example: 20 units were used on the roof, one hundred on the front.) On the right side of the card are three sentences. The first sentence describes the house. The second sentence tells how many hundreds, tens, and ones were used. The third sentence tells wheather the total number of units was odd or even. 

Which dwelling do you like the most and why? 

What is the value? Is it odd or even? 

 William's  boat house (308 units)

  Hailey's one-story house (154 units)

Sawyer's mansion (505 units)

  Ari's ordinary house (274 units)

  Abigail's modern house (287 units)

  Angelique's house (449 units)

  Bailey's two-story house (394 units)

  Aaron's enormous skyscraper (400 units)

Kostaki's original modern (293 units) 

Kate's ordinary house (188 units) 

Stella's ordinary house (164 units) 

                       Rayhan's  ordinary house (234 units)

Michael's pool house (484 units)

Jock's house   (324 units) 

Andrew's skyscraper (387 units) 

Maddie's rustic modern with chandelier  (317 units) 

Keya's pretty house (147 units) 

Ana's barn (158 units) 

Lily's desert dwelling (241 units) 

Heloise's barn  (271 units) 

Karissa's unusual house (200 units) 

Abby's  barn (246 units) 

One house was quite complicated, and it took three people to calculate the grand total. Way to persevere! 

Some structures are still under construction and will be published soon!

What was the value of your house? Was it odd or even?

Whose dwellings did you like? 

What were the values? Were they odd or even? 

Nonstop Number Sense!

Mrs. Yollis' new class has been exploring number sense! 

They have learned about digits, even numbers, odd numbers, and the three forms of writing a number.

The symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are digits.

The even digits are 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8.

The odd digits are 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.

1.  Standard form: A way of writing numbers using digits


2.  Expanded form: A way to write numbers by showing   the VALUE  of each digit


3.  Word form:  A way to write numbers using words

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 We used our ClustrMap gadget to help us explore the number of visitors we've had in all since 2009.

 144,951 visitors!

Here is the number 144,951 in standard form, expanded form, and word form! 

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We have reviewed skills with the hundred chart and odd and even digits by playing some games!

To practice with the hundred chart, several students played

Digital Dog Bone!

Here are two mathematicians competing to see who can get the most digital dog bones!

 On your mark, get set, GO!

Congratulations!

Some students played manual Dog Bone on the carpet! Very clever! Manual is a fancy adjective that means done with your hands. 

 Other students practiced their odds and evens by playing Ghost Blasters!

 Find Ghost Blaster Even and Ghost Blaster Odd on the class website. 

Here is a link to the math games section.

Which form do you like best? Standard? Expanded? Word? 

Find a number at your house and write it in the three forms.

100,000 Visitors!

Numbers are exciting!

Mrs. Yollis' class loves to keep track of their visitors using the ClustrMap gadget in the sidebar. Recently, the visitor count read a new number, and they had to add a new place value position!

Welcome, hundred thousands place!

See if you can find a big number in your life. 

Perhaps you could ask your parents to check the odometer on the family car. It shows the number of miles (kilometers) on your car.

Place Value Fun!

Mrs. Yollis' new students are reviewing numbers. 

Today they looked at the different forms a number can take.

They used their ClustrMap for practice!

The symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are digits.

Standard form: A way of writing numbers using digits


Expanded form: A way to write numbers by showing the VALUE  of each digit


Word form:  A way to write numbers using words

Tomorrow, everyone is hoping for this palindrome!
(A palindrome a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward, e.g., madam or nurses run.)

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Several students played Digital Dog Bone at home last night!

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 The class played manual Dog Bone in class. They used their hand to place a number in the correct location on the hundreds chart.

Some numbers were easy to place like:  1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 100. Others numbers were more difficult to place, especially if the hundred chart was empty!

Have you played Dog Bone? If so, how many bones could you place in one minute? 

Which numbers are easy to place and why?

What are some strategies you use to place your number quickly?