10 Bead Math vs Numbers on Bricks

A tool similar to the Rekenrek. Options include showing from 1 to 10 rows of 10 beads to use in solving your own problems. Select the color pattern of the beads… traditional 5 Red/5 White; or, show pairs of colors, alternate colors, or all red beads. Two other options include: • identifying the number of beads hidden. That activity may be used with 1 to 10 rows of beads. • solving addition or subtraction problems with sums or minuends to 20. Adjust the sums and minuends as appropriate for learner goals. Developed in conjunction with the NumberSense Project at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

Learn to count to 1000! Numbers on Bricks helps children discover the big numbers from 100 to 1000, step by step, with clear exercises and fun challenges. WHAT'S INSIDE • 22 exercises and 3 tests • Recognizing numbers from 100 to 1000 • Skip counting in steps of 1, 5, 10, 20, 40 and 50 • Number dictation: listen to a number (is it 193 or 139?) and type it in • Practice with whole hundreds (100, 200, 300), then hundreds and tens (110, 120), then all numbers • Ordering numbers on the number line and filling in the missing numbers • Hearing and practicing how numbers are pronounced STEP BY STEP Each exercise starts small and the steps get bigger as your child grows. This builds real number sense: knowing where a number belongs, how big it is and how to say it. The perfect preparation for adding and subtracting with numbers up to 1000. BEFORE YOU START Your child should already be comfortable with sums up to 100.