Spanish Juego Valores de Posicion / Place Value Game

Spanish Place Value Game/ Valores de posicion en Juego.  Games are being recognized as a very powerful educational tool.  They are mental and physical activities that favors the development of children integrally and harmoniously. Playing will offer children thousands of possibilities to achieve their development such as investigating, creating, having fun, discovering, fantasizing, or getting excited. Thanks to these actions, the child manages to come into contact with the world satisfactorily. The practice of these activities will show them to learn without realizing it. The best way to teach the concepts to your students is through play. We give you some ideas and excellent tricks for you to achieve it. Learning a second language… has never been so much fun!

Instructions for the “Place Value Game” to be used in your classroom or the gymnasium as a whole group activity.

1. Print the entire following material (twice = for 2 Teams) preferably on 8.5 “x 11″Cardstock and cut the cards on the dotted lines. Laminate for durability. Paste page 1 on the front of an envelope as a cover and store the remaining material inside; keep it in a visible and safe place to play often.

2. When playing, place cards with the names of the place value on the board following the visual example below, so that children see the place value for each of their teams and where they shall be placed themselves when they are playing. Try and practice before scoring and starting the game.

3. Take the cards with numbers and place them (facing the numbers) on two tables or the floor, a bit away from the board. Make sure to separate the groups from each other. Verify that each team has (Red numbers 0-9, blue 0-9, green 0-9, and yellow 0-9) check that all cards are visible and in disarray.

4. Make two (2) teams and ask the members of each team to place themselves around the cards that correspond to their team.

5. On the count of three, say and write a random number on the board following the visual example. At this time the children of each team must take the number with the corresponding colors or place value and quickly place themselves in front of the board (See visual example below). Explain in advance that no one should take away the cards from each other. (Challenge – remove the place value on the board and do not write down the numbers, just say them).

6. The first team to place the complete number in the correct order and be visible to the others will be the winning team, racking up their score to reach the target previously set, thus obtaining a final winning team.

NOTE: During the game, you will see how your students will come up with strategies to be the winner, such as designating a student to be a specific place value or placing or organizing the card by its place value (colors) together, etc., to achieve the operation faster. You must bring up these strategies and take a moment to teach them as they arise and at the same time establish the rules that are allowed or not in the game. This game brings a lot of excitement and noise.

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PDF Printing material to work virtually, small, or as a whole classroom practice. Contains 49 Pages of Cards.