Tens and Ones

My students love when we use food for math.  I always find that my students are so engaged and excited about it.  This is probably because they know they get a little treat when they finish!
 
I recently posted an image on Instagram of an idea that I thought of for tens and ones using m&m candies.
 
I had the idea to use the snack size bags of m&m's for the lesson.  I may have sampled a bag just to make sure there would be the right amount of m&m's.  I planned to have my students find how many m&m's they have in their bag, how many groups of ten, and how many extra ones.  I knew it would fit perfectly with the Common Core standards we have been focusing on:
K.NBT.1a Compose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each composition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 18 = 10 + 8)

K.NBT.1b Decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 18 = 10 + 8)

 I first modeled this activity for my students.  Modeling is definitely important with our young learners so they know exactly what is expected of them.  Then I sent them off to their seats to workThey loved it and did such a nice job with the lesson!

If you want to use this with your students, click the image below to grab the FREE download!https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-kLuB6C2FdhQzVvNGxYbThYMWM/view?usp=sharing

If you are looking for more teen number resources, check out these resources in my Teachers Pay Teacher store!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teen-Number-Activities-1421353 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Turkey-Teens-2208053
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teen-Number-Posters-2181666

post signature
Back to Top