Tens and ones with straws
Bundle straws into groups of ten with rubber bands. Kids build numbers like 34 with three bundles and four loose straws. It makes two-digit numbers real and sets up place value for 2nd grade.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
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