jer2911mom Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 If you've tried several programs, which ones do you think did the best job of teaching place value? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hmm. I haven't used it but have seen MUS. This teaches it well. Bob Jones seems to teach it REALLY well. I would imagine Singapore and Math Mammoth may as well too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Haven't tried several, but RightStart teaches it well, as well as other math programs that teach the "math way" of counting-- ie. 2 ten 3 (23) or 2 tens, 3 units (23). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 MUS does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Yep, I've noticed a big emphasis on Place Value in both MUS and RightStart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabelneri Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Agreed on Right Start... I've used MEP and Singapore also, and Right Start's place value was better. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowfall Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Rightstart does and, although I don't really love Horizons, I think it also does a great job at teaching place value. It uses lots of base ten pictures and has lots of problems breaking numbers down (i.e. 823=800+20+3 or 823 is 8 hundreds, 2 tens, and 3 ones). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 A big ole pile of Legos is the best teacher, in my opinion. They can be added to any curricula. The 2x2 bricks are perfect. Make about 20some stacks of tens, and keep about 20 loose "ones." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 BJU and CLE both teach it well and thoroughly. I also like the lego idea. We use cuisenaire rods constantly here too. HTH Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I taught it to my son using a set like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuovonne Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 RightStart! Unlike other math programs, RightStart doesn't just teach place value as a separate concept. Levels A and B are practically woven around the concept of place value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 MUS. I like how place value was taught FIRST...before even getting in to adding/subtracting, etc. Like the legos idea...have used that idea as well as using regular Base 10 blocks, Unifix cubes, cuisenaire, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Math U See is the best I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 RightStart* *I used a lot of introductory math programs (Miquon, MEP, Singapore, Japanese Math, CSMP) to draw on, but the ideas gleaned from the AL Abacus book (which was the precursor to the full RS program) had the best and most useful ideas for teaching place value early, which is when it should be taught. I did translate some of the RS ideas to C Rods and base-10 flats, while doing others with the place value cards, base-10 cards, and the AL abacus (as intended). But RS-lite was the best thing I've seen for place value. We went with "math names" like 3-Hundreds 2-Tens, 5-Units. It wasn't exactly pure RS, but close enough to give them my vote. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilesonly Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Math Mammoth has a Place Value supplement you can download and print off for about $4. It uses The Abacus and Connecting rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dreaming Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I've tried several with dd. I didn't stick with MUS for long, but she finally understood place value with MUS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I taught it to my son using a set like this. That's cute, I bought it. Amazon Prime is a dangerous thing sometimes.:tongue_smilie: We're doing place value in MM right now and DD seemed to "get it" but we will probably do some RS activities also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) MUS, Singapore, and RightStart. But the teacher also has a lot to do with it. Not only does place value need to be introduced properly, it needs to be reinforced continually by the teacher even if the curriculum being used moves away from that constant reinforcement (as they all do at some point). Edited March 9, 2011 by EKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 That's cute, I bought it. Amazon Prime is a dangerous thing sometimes.:tongue_smilie: We're doing place value in MM right now and DD seemed to "get it" but we will probably do some RS activities also. My son understood number concepts very early, so when I introduced this, we were able to go on to 100s the first day. I started out putting small numbers like 3 and 5 in the far right pocket. He would count, then pick out the number to put in the pocket above. When I got to 10 straws, he realized he couldn't put the 1 and the 0 in the same pocket. I bundled them up and told him that groups of 10 have to "live" in the 10s place because they won't "fit" in the 1s place, and we placed the 1 in the 10s pocket and a 0 in the 1s pocket. I moved on to counting some in the teens and then the twenties. He did 30 on his own, so we kept going all the way past 100. I don't know what Amazon prime is, but Amazon is a dangerous thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SophiaH Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Rightstart, hands down. It doesn't just "teach" place value, it makes place value foundational for all other concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I thought that Saxon did it pretty well. Having said that, we also used coins for practice. And bundles of toothpicks. And a big ol white board (why is this kind of thing always easier on a white board than on paper?). And a big place value dry erase card that I got at Lakeshore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillsMominMO Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Math U See does it in a very fun way--Decimal Street. There is the unit's house, the tall tens apartment building, and the hundreds castle to start with. Mr. Demme explains how only nine of a kind can fit in a house and if it has too many some need to combine and be carried next door. This is covered in the Primer and Alpha levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer2911mom Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Thanks, everyone! We are using RS A now so I'm glad to know it's what we need! Just out of curiosity, how does MUS teach place value? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3Monkeys Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Thanks, everyone! We are using RS A now so I'm glad to know it's what we need! Just out of curiosity, how does MUS teach place value? Thanks! Here's a little clip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitascool Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) Thanks, everyone! We are using RS A now so I'm glad to know it's what we need! Just out of curiosity, how does MUS teach place value? Thanks! He uses a decimal street mat provided with both Primer and Alpha. He explains about how each house on decimal street can only have 9 people living there if one more comes along they have to go over to the next house up. In the Alpha they cover units, tens, and hundreds in the 9th lesson and subsequent place values as the course unfolds. I think that you can watch that section on the demo provided on their website. It is the third video down. Edited March 10, 2011 by nitascool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3Monkeys Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Here's a little clip That is, that's one of the first introductions into place value that they use :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 We use MUS and it teaches place value VERY well :). OR, if you use another curriculum you could get the Math Mammoth Blue series titles just on place value for a very economical option :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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