Bonus: Place Value Game

I have been really nervous about introducing place values, but my kids loved this game I came up with today. It's heavily colored coordinated, and I thought it might be helpful for others wanting a simple way to introduce the concept of place values.

Instructions:
-Roll a colored die for each numbers place (We added in the hundreds, but you could start with just tens and ones)
-Show the value with base ten blocks (I was so glad our dice matched our base ten blocks)
-Write each number in the correct box: hundreds, tens, ones
-Write the complete number



It also works really well with multiple children. Everyone can take turns or work on each problem together.  My two-year-old rolled the dice. My four-year-old picked out the base ten blocks. Then I counted the blocks with my two-year-old while my four-year-old wrote the numbers.

Do you have any games that help reinforce a math concept?

2015-16 Lessons 13-16

Week 13 (12/7-12/11): Paddington

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Bible	Family Verse: “God places the lonely in families” Ps. 68:6 Story: Hannah (1 Sam. 1)	Family Verse: “God places the lonely in families” Ps. 68:6 Story: Moses in a basket (Ex. 2)	Family Verse: “God places the lonely in families” Ps. 68:6 Story: God adopts us (Rom. 8:15)
English	Read Paddington and learn ‘ing’ sound	Read Paddington, sing alphabet song, and spell “bear”	Read Paddington and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math	Math Worksheets	Count bears and/or paws	If there are 24 paws, how many bears are there? If there are 12 ears, how many bears are there?
Music	Finger Play & Silly Songs	Rhythm & Theory	Schubert (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science	Put train tracks all around the house and play with trains.	Make trains out of boxes with round, square, and triangle wheels. Which will roll best? Why?	Pack a small suitcase (shoe box?) with marmalade sandwiches. Estimate how many will fit, then eat them for snack.
Art	“The Finding of Moses” by Orazio Gentileschi	Make trains with geometric shapes or Paddington toilet paper roll	Compare “The Finding of Moses” by Chares de la Foss and “The Finding of Moses” by Sebastien Bourdon

Week 14 (12/14-12/18): Christmas Books

	Day 1	Day 2-Field Trip to see Christmas trees	Day 3
Bible	A Child is Born Verse: “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6-7) Story: Jesus born in Bethlehem		A Child is Born Verse: “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6-7) Story: The Shepherds and Wise Men
English	Play a matching game that reviews all of the phonetic combinations we have learned		Read Christmas book and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math	Math Worksheets		Sort stars by size or put numbered stars in the correct order.
Music	Finger Play & Silly Songs		Tchaikovsky (Look at picture of composer, review brief bio, and listen portions of “The Nutcracker”)
Science	Make/look at maps from Nazareth to Bethlehem		Look at stars and discuss the constellations
Art	Compare “Madonna and Child” by Arcangelo di Jacopo del Sellaio and “Madonna and Child” by Pompeo Batoni		“Angels Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Shepherds” by Govert Teunisz Flinck

Christmas Break (12/21-1/1)

Week 15 (1/4-1/8): Winnie the Pooh

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Bible	Friendship Verse: “A friend loves at all times” (Prov. 17:17). Story: Adam and Eve (Gen. 2)	Friendship Verse: “A friend loves at all times” (Prov. 17:17). Story:  The Good Samaritan (Luke 10)	Friendship Verse: “A friend loves at all times” (Prov. 17:17). Story: Jonathon and David
English	Read Winnie the Pooh and learn ‘ey’ sound	Read Winnie the Pooh, review ‘ey’ sound, and find letter to spell “honey”	Read Winnie the Pooh and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math	Math Worksheets	Count honey pots	Add and subtract bees
Music	Finger Play & Silly Songs	Rhythm & Theory	Tchaikovsky (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science	Try honey and look at a honeycomb	Discuss uses of bees wax and make bees wax candles	Race sticks in a stream or bathtub
Art	Intro to Pieter Bruegel and “Children’s Games”	Yarn wrapped bee craft from Housing a Forrest	Pieter Bruegel’s “Haymaking”

 

Week 16 (1/11-1/15): Katy and the Big Snow

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Bible	Dependability Verse: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much” (Mt. 25:23). Story: David tending the sheep (1 Sam. 16-17	Dependability Verse: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much” (Mt. 25:23). Story: Parable of the talents (Mt. 25)	Dependability Verse: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much” (Mt. 25:23). Story: Noah (Gen. 6)
English	Read Katy and the Big Snow and learn ‘ow’ sound	Read Katy and the Big Snow, sign alphabet song, and spell “snow”	Read Katy and the Big Snow and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math	Math Worksheets	Make snowflakes.	Make a map of a town. Count the houses or streets that Katy needs to plow out.
Music	Finger Play & Silly Songs	Rhythm & Theory	Mendelssohn (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science	Look at a diagram of an engine	Make snow cones	Shovel “snow” (cotton balls or balled up paper)
Art	“Boulevard Clichy under Snow” by Norbert Goeneutte	Make a snow-scape with white finger paint	“Train in the Snow at Argenteuil” by Claude Monet