Teaching with the 20 Tray

Teaches understanding of the teen numbers, adding 10 and 9 to a number, and ways of making 20.

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Building the 20-Stair

Children discover the role of 10 in each teen number as they build the stair from 1 to 20. They name the blocks in each step, such as 10 and 5, and then give their sum, 15. In this way they all understand the composition of each number from 11 to 20.

The teacher holds up the 20 by 20 board with number blocks 1-10 arranged in a pyramid shape, and asks the child, 'what is 10 and 5?' The child responds, '15.'

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