Place value is a tricky, abstract concept. Waldorf methods make it more tangible, playful, fun, and hopefully more natural through storytelling:
Mr. Place Value is a fair landlord. He owns a row of funny looking houses and likes to keep things organized, especially when it comes to keeping track of how many people are living in each house. If the Ones House holds 9 friends and no more, what happens when 1 more moves in? Well, that makes a group of ten of course, and they move next door to the Tens House. There, he can house 9 groups of ten friends and no more. Mr. Place Value has a handy way of keeping track in his record book. It looks like this ...
Place value is one of those skills we visit again and again and in a variety of ways. The journey toward inherent knowing is different for everyone, MHH offers space and ample opportunity for integration.
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