MathematicsNumber Representation & Place ValueAges 6–7
A Ten Is Ten Ones
Understand that 10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones — called a 'ten'
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Can your child explain that ten single objects bundled together make 'one ten' — and that this is why we write 10 with a 1 in the tens place and a 0 in the ones place?
Understand that 10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones — called a 'ten'
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- Group 10 single cubes into one rod of 10 and explains why
- Explain that 10 ones is the same as 1 ten
- Exchange 10 ones for a single tens block
“Can your child explain that ten single objects bundled together make 'one ten' — and that this is why we write 10 with a 1 in the tens place and a 0 in the ones place?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Number Representation & Place Value
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
Standards
ccss-math:1.NBT.2.a