Multifaceted Number Concepts 189Successful Strategies
To help students gain comfort with large numbers we can
provide them with representations. Ask students to examine
10,000 dots (see page 192) to build meaning for the value.
By making 100 copies of the 10,000 dots, we can provide a
representation of 1,000,000 for students. Additionally, model
math language as numbers are read with students.
ones, tens, hundreds,
thousands, ten thousand,
hundred thousand, million,
ten million, hundred
millionMath Words to Use
Questions at Different Levels of Cognitive Demand
Recall: Which place is between thousands and tens?
Comprehension: How many zeros are in ten
thousand?
Application: How would you show 20,000?
Analysis: How would you compare 10,000 to 100,000?
Evaluation: What do you recommend for someone who
does not understand millions?
Synthesis: How would you design a place value chart
that includes decimals?EASYCOMPLEX