The recent audit of readilearn resources for teaching number showed that, while there were many lessons for teaching understanding of number and place value to 100, lessons for teaching numbers above 100 were scant. This is somewhat understandable as confidence with numbers relies upon a firm foundation in understanding the basics of our decimal system. However, it was a situation I needed to remedy.
Last week I added 1000 Pancakes to the collection, a lesson to help children visualise 1000 objects by counting in 1s to 10, 10s to 100 and 100s to 1000.
This week, I added Let’s Count Pancakes — 3-digit numbers, a lesson that helps children recognise and represent 3-digit numbers and understand the value of each numeral in its place. The interactive lesson ready to teach on the interactive whiteboard consists of ten different slides ready to discuss with the children.
On each slide, children count the pancakes and write the number of hundreds, tens and ones they count.
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Norah Colvin 
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Good for you, Norah! This was an important addition. Math is sequential, so once children have mastered 100 pancakes, 1,000 shouldn’t be difficult.
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That’s so true, Jennie. It’s important to ensure the basics are understood before moving on to more complex and abstract work.
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Yes!
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A very practical and necessary lesson for kids.
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Understanding is important.
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Great addition, Norah. Three-digit numbers are harder to understand than they sound.
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But they needn’t be. When the basics are understood, the rest flows. 🙂
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So true.
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