From his books to his website (www.gregtangmath.com) to Kakooma and beyond.
Mr. Tang is simply one of our favorite resources.
I had the privilege of attending Greg Tang's Math Plus Conference in July. It was hands-down the best educational conference I have ever attended. During that conference, Greg emphasized the importance of truly understanding place value. To illustrate his point, he challenged us to solve a number of "What's My Value" problems and encouraged us to use these with our students.
We created a "What's My Value" bulletin board in our hallway.
The highlight of each day is observing students interacting with each other as they solve these problems.
Here is how it works:
If the the first place is 1 (quarter note is 1 beat), the second place is 4 (whole note is 4 beats) and the third place is 2 ( half note is 2 beats), what is the total value?
Here are some samples from our interactive bulletin board.
See if you can find the value and defend your answer.
1st and 2nd grade 
3rd and 4th grade 
5th and 6th grade
Need an answer, check back in a few days OR ask your child.
Have fun!
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