Teachables Base Ten & Tray Set

Help students master place value concepts with this versatile Base Ten & Tray set. Ideal for teaching the relationships between units, tens, hundreds, and thousands, this set enables students to visualise numbers in a tangible and interactive way. The set includes cubes, flats, longs, and units that are clearly marked with centimetre squares, allowing students to easily see how each piece relates to the whole. Perfect for supporting place value understanding in combination with other resources like place value dice, number flips, or place value arrows (sold separately), this set encourages hands-on learning and discovery. Stored in a convenient ergirite tray, the Base Ten & Tray set ensures that materials are organised and easy to access during lessons. Whether used for pattern creation, addition and subtraction, or free play, the possibilities for learning are endless!

Educational Benefits:

• Enhances understanding of place value concepts by visualising units, tens, hundreds, and thousands.
• Encourages interactive learning, making abstract numerical concepts more accessible through hands-on play.
• Promotes the development of addition and subtraction skills using different combinations of base ten blocks.
• Fosters creativity and problem-solving through activities like building structures or exploring patterns.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use the blocks to create large numbers, teaching students the place value of each digit by building them with units, tens, hundreds, and thousands.
• Incorporate addition and subtraction activities by combining and subtracting blocks to make larger or smaller numbers.
• Challenge students to create patterns using the different sizes of blocks, fostering both mathematical and creative thinking.
• Introduce free play sessions where students build structures with the blocks to explore volume and spatial awareness.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for Year 1 and up
• Measurements: Cube (S900-4): 1 cm (H) x 1 cm (L) x 1 cm (W); Flat (S900-3): 10 cm (H) x 10 cm (L) x 0.3 cm (W); Long (S900-2): 10 cm (H) x 1 cm (L) x 0.3 cm (W); Unit (S900-1): 1 cm (H) x 1 cm (L) x 0.3 cm (W)
• Contents: 4 x Cubes, 2 x Flats (10 pieces), 1 x Long (100 pieces), 1 x Unit (100 pieces), 1 x Storage tray (SUN832S)