We are learning our addition and subtraction. For Robbie to understand better, we put it this way.
Plus - is we jumped forward and the number gets bigger.
Minus - is we jumped backward and number gets lesser or smaller.
We are having so much fun jumping up and down, forward and backward. We are using our number line to solve the equation, So we don't need to make guesses, It's easier and fun!
This is how we make our recycled DIY number line. We just print the paper with the number lines and place it in a plastic sheet. We use a whiteboard marker to write on it, and we just simply erase it whenever we solve another equation.
Easy, right? We don't need to print lots of paper, it saves us time and paper.
We love our number lines and we used it a lot to get our sums.
It can also be for writing words or drawing if you do not have a whiteboard. A wipe and clean pad.
Learning is always fun!
We hope you like our DIY number line.
Have a beautiful day!
That is a very clever way of doing this and creating a reusable number line.
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That’s awesome! I didn’t think of using this method to teach math, I really like it! Thanks for sharing!
It's easier and fun, isn't it. Thank you for the support. More power!
I've always wondered about using a number line. It's useful (and necessary) when one get's much further advanced and is introducing algebraic concepts. But for younger children I think simpler is better. Three pens and four pens is 7 pens.
Then you could bring in say 5 marbles and two checker pieces. The child will start to realize that numbers can be thought of in isolation of objects. This is a significant mental leap.
Anyway, don't mind me. As I said, I wonder if number lines are appropriate for children learning to count. It's one more abstraction.