Module 2:

Strategies in Teaching Counting

Numbers

Lesson 1:
Place Value up to 10, 000, 000
WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE POSSIBLE TEACHING
STRATEGIES THAT WE CAN USE IN TEACHING PLACE VALUE?
• Place Value is a basic concept in
Mathematics that needs rote
memorization on the part of the learners.
HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING ACTIVITIES THAT WE CAN
GIVE TO SHOW THEM THAT LEARNING MATH IS FUN!
 USE ANCHOR CHART
Use Anchor Chart
 
Help students understand and remember
four ways to represent numbers and
place value with an anchor chart.
 VISUALIZE PLACE VALUE WITH A
FOLDABLE

Create a reusable
math manipulative
that reinforces place
value concepts and
expanded form.
 SEND THEM ON A SCAVENGER HUNT

Cut out numbers from old

magazines or you can simply
write them. Let kids loose to
find examples of the place value
challenges set in this scavenger
hunt. There are free printable
activity sheets for scavenger
hunt over the internet that you
can find.
 LET YOUR LEARNERS STACK SOME PAPER
CUPS
Number the cups from 1 to 9
along the edge, and then use
them to talk about place
value as you stack them to
create different numbers. Let
your learners manipulate it
themselves.
ENJOY A GAME OF WHACK IT!
Let them slap
the swatter
downon the
correct values
as you call
them out. You
can make it a
game between
two
groups.
BUILD UNDERSTANDING WITH LEGO BRICKS
Invest in Lego

bricks and use

them to
reinforce place
value concepts.
Handson place
value activities
are always the
most fun.
 TOSS BEANBAGS INTO PLACE VALUE
BINS

Combine hand- eye coordination

practice with math skills
in this place value game. Label
bins for tens, hundreds,
etc. and choose a number.
Let
kids toss numbered bean bags
into the correct bins to
win.
 SOLVE A PLACE VALUE PUZZLE
 
Place value activities like this are
important for intermediate grades
since they have to really develop
their critical thinking. This
advanced activity asks them to
solve math word problems and
write the solutions into the correct
place on the grid.