Base Ten Blocks

Base ten blocks are a great way to show place value to students. In my second grade class, it helps the students to see what value they are looking at. They don't even have to see the symbolic they can just hear the verbal. They think it is a game to see if they know the place value for the base ten blocks. I use the elmo in the front of the classroom and put the base ten blocks on it for all students to see.