This is what my son of 8 did the min he saw these blocks. He is super excited to do math this year!
My other son age 5 helped me unpack our boxes and arrange out two sets in the wooden box, and while we were putting themaway I was telling him how they all had families and such, he fell in love with the units immediately and liked the tens, was impressed with the hundreds but….when we came to the end, he saw we had two tens that didn’t fit….he was all dad and cradled them in his arms and told me that these two tens would be sad without their family….then while holding them, he said in his sorrowful voice, “mom, can I take care of them? I won’t let them be lonely.” awe!!! So sweet, right…he loves to talk about family and loves to point out how many people are in our family, so I think this was the best choice of curriculum for my two boys! Thank you for coming up with such a great idea!!!!!
-Jessica
