Beat THAT! was a great hit with my 2nd and 1st grade students!
This activity helps children grasp the concept of place value and greater than/less than. Children work (play) with a partner using a deck of standard playing cards to create the greatest number possible. This activity comes with place value mats for 3 different skill levels: thousands, hundreds, and tens. The easy-to-read directions for play are printed on the Beat THAT! Place Value mats.
The FREE PREVIEW download shows only the thousands place value mat. The other mats are the same with the exception of having hundreds or tens instead of thousands. The full activity comes with all 3. (Playing cards not included)
place value, game, thousands, hundreds, tens, ones, compare, greater than, less than
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My class LOVED this! We "played" this at our Christmas party for fun, they didn't know it was in my lesson plans for math!
December 27, 2011
Good morning and Thank you for your comment!
That's FANTASTIC that they loved 'playing' this 'game' and had no idea they were actually learning and practicing an important skill. It's so satisfying to see children enjoy what they learn and HOW they learn it, isn't it?!
Wishing you and your class many more opportunities to have fun in the coming year.
Sincerely,
Terry Palmieri - BZTeacher
December 28, 2011
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Terry Palmieri specializes in the development and implementation of standard-based educational math and literacy activities for students in K - 2nd grade. During her 25 years of experience as a classroom teacher for students in the first three grade levels, she gravitated toward the use and development of interactive center activities to maximize learning. Positive feedback from colleagues who participated in her local and statewide workshops prompted Terry to share this experience-based expertise with other educators through her teacher-friendly math activity resources. Terry served as the Math Specialist in a Primary Project Child classroom with the Palm Beach County School Board for 5 years. She continues to develop standard-based educational math and literacy activities for students in K - 2nd grade. Her students' success with innovative interactive center activities and their enthusiasm for learning ignites her passion for continuous improvement.
