Today's great idea for teaching comes from a 4th grade classroom. The name of the game is "Place Value Bingo" and this would be a great math game for any class working on place value.
To prepare for this game write the numbers zero through nine for each place value you would like to include in your game on small squares of paper. Having each place value on a different color of paper helps the game run more smoothly and laminating them helps it last longer.
To play the game have each student write a number (obviously for this round it was a 7 digit number) on a little white board or piece of paper. Have students quickly check their neighbors numbers, to help prevent cheating. Draw a number and call out the place value. Students mark off their number as they are called off. When a student gets a bingo, have them read the number aloud and reward them as you see fit (I have been called the sticker queen).
As you draw the numbers during the game, having them color coordinated by place value helps the game run quickly and smoothly.
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