Place Value

Dwayne Belle                   Fuller School
                               4212 S. St. Lawrence
                               Chicago IL 60628
                               (312) 535-1688

Objectives:

Students will be able to identify the value of numerals through 10 digit 
numerals. 

Materials Needed:

-blackboard
-chalk
-notebook paper
-monopoly money
-prizes

Strategy:

The strategy will incorporate cooperative learning, direct teaching techniques 
and a phenomenological approach to mathematics.  The direct teaching method 
explains the objectives and how to identify the value of numerals through ten 
digit numerals.  Cooperative learning encourages the students to interact to 
formulate the correct answers.  The Phenomenological approach challenges the 
students' problem-solving skills. 

Direct teaching techniques: A short lecture is given on how to identify the 
values of numerals through ten digit numerals underlined.  Students will have to               
identify the place value of the numerals (20 problems); for example, 6,456.  The 
digit which is underlined is located in the hundreds column.  A short lecture is 
given to the class on how place value is used in America.  The class will 
participate in an auction.  Each student is given ones, tens, twenties, fifties, 
and hundreds.  The last step involves the students bidding on prizes.  The 
highest bidder wins the prize.  The winner must explain accurately what column 
each digit represents. 

Cooperative Learning/Phenomenological Approach: The students will form two 
groups and will be given one numeral from 0-9.  The place value will be called 
orally.  The students must line up in direct place value order holding their 
numerals; for example, the instructor calls out the number four hundred and 
twenty six.  The first three students who line up in order from right to left 
using ones, tens, and hundreds wins.  The first student holds the number six.  
The second student holds the number two, which represents the tens column.  The 
third student holds the number four, which represents the hundreds column.  

Performance Assessment:
                                                                                
Students will be able to identify place values of the underlined number from 
ones to the millions (20 examples on a worksheet).
Students will be able to form numbers from ones to millions using cards.