Learning about place value with tens and ones can be FUN! This winter math craft for comparing numbers is sure to be your students’ favorite place value activity! Get everything you need to create a hot cocoa comparison! Bonus: you can add real mini marshmallows for extra fun!
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What is included?
Cocoa Comparison Poster Header
Choices of Mugs (with and without faces)
Paper Tens and Ones
Symbol Signs (greater than and less than)
What do teachers love?
Engaging and fun
Students choose their own numbers.
Differentiate for small groups.
Creates a great winter bulletin board or hallway display.
Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each composition or decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 18 = 10 + 8); understand that these numbers are composed of ten ones and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.
CCSS1.NBT.B.2
Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as special cases:
CCSS1.NBT.B.2a
10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones – called a “ten.”
CCSS1.NBT.B.2b
The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.
CCSS1.NBT.B.2c
The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).
FAQ
Do you have more place value activities?
YES! Check out these favorites:
Math & MOVE Place Value Movement Game
FREEZE Place Value Movement Game
Winter Place Value Game for Tens and Ones
Is this resource editable?
NO. This resource is not editable at this time.
Ratings/Reviews
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“My students loved this resource. It kept them engaged while developing their fine motor skills. This makes this resource adaptable for students on multiple levels and helps students develop math skills.”
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“My students loved this activity! It was the perfect way to highlight their knowledge of place value! They loved showing off this winter themed activity in our classroom!”
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“Great resource! This craft was so cute and the kids got practice with tens and ones as well as comparing numbers. Loved it!!”
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