Trade ten for one
Play a trading game with base 10 blocks: roll a die, collect that many cubes, and every time you reach ten, trade them for a rod. Ten rods trade for a flat. Kids feel the "ten makes one" rule happen in their hands.
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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