Shops- Place Value Tens and Ones

Provide groups of 2-3 students with a large quantity of Unifix or interlocking cubes (at least 120 cubes). Allow students time to organise and count their collection of lollies in any way they choose.

Record how you organised your lollies into your maths books e.g. 

Gallery Walk:

Review the task that was posed and ask students to think about what they expect to see as they complete the gallery walk. Ask students to consider the following questions as they look at others’ work:

• What do you notice that is the same? What do you notice that is different?

• How many lollies are in each collection? Which strategy/strategies do you find most helpful for working out the total in the collection? Why?

Conduct the class gallery walk.

At the end of the class gallery walk, allow students time to read and reflect on any post-it notes left on their work. They may rearrange their cubes if they would like to. Ask students to record any changes they make on their student sheet.