Summary
In “The Forest of Tens,” the Numberblocks group ones into tens to see how place value works. A full episode (4:45) from the BAFTA-winning maths series — quick to drop into a maths warm-up or centre.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
“The Forest of Tens” helps children group ones into tens to see how place value works.
- How many tens and ones are in the number from this episode?
- Why is it helpful to group things into tens?
- What does the digit on the left of a two-digit number tell you?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: ten, ones, place value, group, tens.
Try it: Pick a two-digit number and draw it as bundles of ten plus loose ones.