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Large Group: (Heidi)

 * 1)  Solve some Trading Game story problems. First, read problem 1 from worksheet and students solve it on white board on the rug with no manipulatives. Get an idea of who can solve it mentally and who can't. Then students go to seats to work on the problems, using Trading Game materials if they want to.

Small Group: (Maria)

 * 1) Have them "guess" how many groups of ten and extras there are in 47. Make 47 using penny strips. Go over how many groups of ten and how many extras there are.
 * 2) Play Snap It! with 10 cubes in pairs.
 * 3) Give each child a collection of buttons to count and record how many groups of tens and extras there are.