- View more resources from this publisher
Teachers TV
Tooltip
These resources have been reviewed and selected by STEM Learning’s team of education specialists for factual accuracy and relevance to teaching STEM subjects in UK schools.
Teaching Place Value
During the first term in Key Stage One, many children have problems with place value. Springfield School in Jersey is pioneering a new teaching method which encourages students to visualise calculations as they create 'maths stories' by moving cups, or cards, between the resources and maths tables.
The calculation 3+2=5 is used as a basis to introduce 3000+2000=5000, where the values are described as a numeral followed by the word thousand. This aspect of denomination is used for hundreds and then tens, using the word 'ty'. Words are adjusted so they do not obscure the logic of the mathematics. Twenty one is 'two-ty-one', thirty two is 'three-ty-two'.
Only six weeks into Year One, students are able to work accurately and confidently with two digit numbers. They are introduced to higher numbers, like 'four-ty-six' using flashcards, where a six is placed over the zero of 40 so that the 0 is obscured, helping pupils visualise that 46 is actually 40 and six.
Isobel Wood, the Headteacher, explains that this technique encourages students to think and utilises the elements of visualisation, articulation and re-enforcement, all of which have created a buzz of excitement around the school.
Skills are developed quickly and, before the end of term one, students are expected to progress to vertical addition.
Show health and safety information
Please be aware that resources have been published on the website in the form that they were originally supplied. This means that procedures reflect general practice and standards applicable at the time resources were produced and cannot be assumed to be acceptable today. Website users are fully responsible for ensuring that any activity, including practical work, which they carry out is in accordance with current regulations related to health and safety and that an appropriate risk assessment has been carried out.
Information on the permitted use of this resource is covered by the Category Three Content section in STEM Learning’s Terms and conditions.
