Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand and identify place value in numbers.

Materials and Prep

• Counting objects (e.g., buttons, blocks, or coins)
• Whiteboard or paper
• Markers or crayons

Before starting the lesson, make sure you are familiar with counting numbers from 1 to 10.

Activities

1. Activity 1: Counting Objects

   Take a handful of counting objects (e.g., buttons) and spread them out on a table. Count the objects together, starting from 1. Write the number on the whiteboard or paper.

2. Activity 2: Identifying Tens and Ones

   Ask the student to group the objects into groups of 10. Count how many groups of 10 there are and write the number of groups on the whiteboard or paper. Then count the remaining objects that do not make a full group of 10 and write the number next to the groups of 10.

3. Activity 3: Understanding Place Value

   Explain to the student that the number of groups of 10 represents the tens place value, and the number of remaining objects represents the ones place value. Write the number as a combination of tens and ones, for example, 2 tens and 4 ones for 24.

Kindergarten Grade Talking Points

• "Today we are going to learn about place value, which helps us understand the value of each digit in a number."
• "We will start by counting objects together and writing the numbers we count."
• "Next, we will group the objects into groups of 10 and count how many groups we have."
• "We will also count the remaining objects that do not make a full group of 10."
• "The number of groups of 10 represents the tens place value, and the number of remaining objects represents the ones place value."
• "We will write the number using both the tens and ones place value, for example, 2 tens and 4 ones for 24."