place value game

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place value game
By Tonda

Not only do my third graders know place value, they beg to play this game. On long strips of paper I made place value charts, making sure the commas were in place and writing the words (ones, tens, hundreds, etc.) under
the blank line where a number will be placed. Laminate. With a partner and a deck of cards the children shuffle the deck and then pass out the predetermined number of cards according to how far you want them to learn place value. Hundred thousands would be 6 cards, millions 7 cards, 10 millions 8 cards, etc. Cards are face down in a pile. Face cards equal 1, aces are 0, and everything else

what they say. They are trying to make the largest number possible to win (or smallest). Both players turn over a card at the same time and decide where to place it. Once placed it must stay there. You must be able to say the number you made to win the pile of cards. They eagerly learn place value and soon move on to the stategy of where to place the cards to their best advantage. This 6 is pretty good, but I have two more chances to turn over something higher...hmmm. It's fun to watch them eagerly embrace this concept.