Thousand Chain

Collin Gabriel · October 16, 2024

TBA

Age

  • 5.5 and Older

Category

  • Linear and Skip Counting

Prerequisites

  • Decimal System Cards
  • Introduction to the Bank Game
  • Five Cube Chain
  • Short Bead Chains

Activity Area

  • Two rugs or one lone mat

Language

  • Multiples of 10, 100, and 1000

Materials

  • Thousand Chain
  • Ten Hundred Squares
  • Thousand Cube
  • Arrows: All Golden, or
    • Green arrows for 1-9
    • Blue arrows for 10 – 90
    • Red arrows for hundreds 100 – 900
    • Dark blue arrows for 110 – 990
    • One large green arrow for 1000
  • Pointer
  • Two rugs or rolled mat

Points of Interest

  • Counting the chain
  • Color of the arrows
  • Removing and carrying the folded chain
  • Laying out the chain
  • Folding the chain
  • Superimposing

Control of Error

  • Arrows
  • Teacher
  • Another child

Direct Aims

  • To reinforce ability to count to 1,000
  • To introduce the concept of skip counting by 10’s
  • To develop concentration and independence.

About Instructor

Not Enrolled

Course Includes

  • 2 Lessons