Teachables Eco-Plastic Base Ten Class Set - With Storage

This comprehensive Teachables Eco-Plastic Base Ten Class Set includes 185 pieces designed to make teaching and learning place value easy, engaging, and environmentally conscious. The set contains 100 yellow units, 50 green rods, 30 blue hundred flats, and 4 red thousand cubes - the perfect combination for demonstrating how multi-digit numbers are built. Whether you're introducing the concept of place value or reinforcing number sense, this set provides hands-on, tactile support for learners to visualise and manipulate numbers in a meaningful way.

Made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic (Eco-Plastic), the set is not only durable and practical but also eco-friendly and fully recyclable. The lightweight, transparent PP storage container included helps keep the classroom tidy and organised, with space to store all the pieces securely for easy access and portability. Ideal for flexible learning environments, the container makes it convenient to carry resources between classrooms, libraries, or other learning spaces.

Educational Benefits:

• Understanding Place Value: Students can visualise the value of each digit in a number by physically building numbers with the units, rods, flats, and cubes.
• Environmental Responsibility: Made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic, this set promotes sustainability while providing a safe and durable learning material.
• Hands-On Learning: Encourages active participation and hands-on learning, helping students grasp abstract mathematical concepts through tactile experiences.
• Supports Multiple Learning Areas: Ideal for teaching not only place value, but also concepts like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and the concept of exchange within the decimal system.

Classroom Ideas:

• Place Value Practice: Build numbers with the set and explore their structure by exchanging units for rods, rods for flats, and flats for cubes.
• Number Building Challenges: Give students a number and ask them to represent it using the blocks; then, challenge them to represent the number in multiple ways.
• Group Activities: Use the set in group work, allowing students to collaborate in creating larger numbers and explaining their strategies to peers.
• Environmental Awareness Discussions: Integrate discussions about recycling and sustainability into your lessons to highlight the eco-friendly aspects of the product.

Information:

• Set Includes: 100 yellow units, 50 green rods, 30 blue hundred flats, 4 red thousand cubes.
• Material: Eco-Plastic (100% post-consumer recycled plastic).
• Storage Container: Includes a lightweight, transparent PP container for easy storage and organisation.
• Item Packaging: Weight - 1.907 kg; Dimensions - 41 x 22 x 11.5 cm.
• Ages: Suitable for students aged 6+ years.
• Storage Container Dimensions: 27 cm x 12 cm x 12 cm.