Teen Numbers in Math Workshop

Our class has been focused on teen numbers for several weeks.  We used our Math curriculum to learn to count teen numbers.  Calendar time provided an excellent opportunity to touch on the ones and tens place of each teen number.  The students love playing this game on our giant double tens frames.  We draw a card from 11-20 and the students fill the frame with animals to match.

Our class loves to meet a new character to go along with each new concept.  Teen Turtle is hanging out with us these days.

We move forward with a guided practice time.  The children gather in teams under their tables.  This is called the teens in the trenches activity.  We play one game, or participate in one activity each day.

This game asked the students to draw a card and fill the double tens frames to match.

Often, I change the game by adding new objects to our Math basket.

We played games with many different objects before we were ready to create a teen pumpkin collage as a team.

We displayed our creations for all to see.

Our centers were focused on teens for several weeks.  This is our Dab center.  Students selected a card from the deck.  The number was recorded on the paper and dabs were created to match the number.

We pretended to be pirates in this center.  Students selected a card and filled the double tens frames with that number of jewels.  (I purchased the jewels at the Dollar Tree.)

I make my own playdough that is so much softer.  

I have several teen number games that have come from Teachers Pay Teachers.

The students enjoy matching shapes with numbers and tens frames.  (These shapes were purchased at Dollar Tree.)

Our number of the day focus is an additional opportunity to discuss teen numbers.  We touch on tally marks and tens frames with counters.  Students are asked to decide if each number is even or odd.  We discuss the various ways to determine if a number is even or odd.  Often, the children see me erase the chart from the previous day.  This provides a clue.  We chant and lean back and forth to show the pattern of odd and even.  I also put teeter tooters up and draw tally marks to show the number.  Children look to see if the teeter tooter has two tally marks.  If all teeter tooters can go back and forth, then the number is even.  Odd numbers will have an odd ball teeter tooter tally mark.  This means that the number that we are discussing is odd ball.  I add a cube to the bag each day to show the number.  The teen numbers call for us to add a bag for the tens place.  We fill the tens place bag with a rod.