Introduce each skill with the teacher-led activity; provide your students with their own place value chart (I suggest using them inside a dry erase pocket) and recording sheet. If you’re using the digital version, assign them their own copy of the slides activity in Google Classroom.
As students become familiar with each skill and activity, you can utilize the student-led copies (or digital slides) and have them review with a partner - perfect for classwork, centers, or small group intervention.
Face-to-Face Instruction (in the classroom)
If you are conducting a whole group or small group lesson, have students take turns creating their numbers on a large interactive smartboard. As a student works on the smartboard, other students can work on their own devices at their seat.
Digital Instruction
If you are teaching remotely/virtually outside of the classroom, this activity can be done:
- live in whole group or small groups during a Zoom Meeting or Google Meet
- Assign the slides to each student in the class and have them pull their copy up on their device. You can pop into their slides to check their progress as they work.
As an Assignment
- Create an assignment in Google Classroom (or any other compatible platforms that work with Slides) and have students complete the activity and turn it in.
Use this resource during an observation (others have!) to show how your students are able to go beyond worksheets and get hands-on and interactive with place value.
