Base Ten Blocks

This week we're focusing on addition. It's important for students to have a good conceptual understanding of what happens when we add. A lot of students say, "I carried the one" when adding. But do they know what that means? Today we pulled out the base ten blocks to gain a better understanding of what happens when we groups ones, tens, and hundreds together.

Here's a great website we used to understand what's happening when we add: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_154_g_2_t_1.html