Students experience division visually through dienes block manipulatives. Learners develop the skill of short division, including understanding of the carrying process. The lesson includes a sheet which can be copied and cut up in case a class set of dienes blocks is unavailable at your school.

Homemade Dienes blocks are a fantastic resource for many early mathematical topics including place value, zeros as placeholder, column addition and subtraction... I like to use the single digit monsters for extra impact/fun. The idea is that the monsters get angry if they have more than 9 (double digits). To see how this can be used and for fun ideas, see my single digit monsters YouTube playlist at Kiducation UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZnNOmNxUgg&list=PLu7pIHvEIsL6R2w3FlAkm09Cf9xIuMWtg

A set of tasks using Dienes blocks to make connections with percentages. I used it as a handout for the pupils. On reflection it might work better with the “information” bits being used as teacher notes then pupils trying the tasks in their jotters. The “information” could be used as teacher led examples on the whiteboard using the mathbot website while the pupils working through the tasks with the manipulatives and whiteboards to get the answers. I worried too much about pupils recording their answers and methods which got in the way of them actually using the manipulatives. I’d recommend just leaving the pupils to use the blocks to get their answers and build an understanding first and then firm up the formal layout in later lessons. I’ve included the resource as a PDF and a Word doc which you can edit as you see fit.

2 digit subtraction to 100 worksheet, using dienes/base 10 blocks as visual aid. Subtractions require no regrouping/exchanging. Lower, middle and higher ability activities included.

2 digit addition within 100 worksheet, using dienes/base 10 blocks for visual support. Additions require regrouping/exchanging ones into tens. Lower ability and higher ability activities included.

2 worksheets to help visualise and count tens and ones using dienes blocks. Worksheets are for tens and ones.

This set of resources covers addition and subtraction up to 1000 with the visual aid of dienes. There are 8 sets of worksheets for both addition and subtraction, making 16 in total : Addition Worksheet 1 a & b. No exchange or regrouping . Worksheet 2 a & b. Exchange of units (units add up to more than 10) Worksheet 3 a & b. Exchange of 10s( 10s add up to more than 100) Worksheet 4 a & b. Exchange of 10s and units, both 10s and units need regrouping. At each level: Worksheets a: * both numbers to be added are represented by numbers and dienes, so the dienes are essentially a support tool. *- Worksheets b: *pupils have to deduce the two numbers to be added from the dienes blocks and then do the sum. Subtraction Worksheet 1 a & b No exchange, regrouping or borrowing . Worksheet 2 a & b. Exchange 10 into ten units Worksheet 3 a & b Exchange 100 into 10 tens Worksheet 4 a & b. Exchange 10 into ten units and 100 into 10 tens At each level: Worksheets a: the first numbers is represented by a number and dienes, so the dienes are basically a support tool Worksheets b: pupils have to deduce the first number from the dienes blocks and then do the subtraction. The questions on each of the worksheets can be randomised at the click of a button, so the one resource can be used any number of times for classwork, revision, homework, assessments etc. An answer sheet is produced every time. Note These resources work with the official Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows or Mac computers. To get a more detailed view of these resources and to try out a limited version of one of the Worksheets go to PREVIEW: Addition & Subtraction to 1000 with Dienes

4 digit addition using dienes/base ten blocks. Calculations don’t require any regrouping/exchange. LA activities included.

4 digit addition using dienes/base ten blocks. Calculations require regrouping/exchanging the ones into tens. LA activities included.

4 digit addition using dienes/base ten blocks. Calculations involve regrouping/exchanging tens into hundreds. LA activities included.

2 digit addition within 100 worksheet, using dienes/base 10 blocks. Additions require no regrouping/exchange. Lower ability and higher ability included.

‘Dienes’ refer to base-ten blocks used to introduce place value, addition, and subtraction. Dienes that pupils can manipulate with their hands are common in most elementary classrooms with the rods for 10s & squares for units etc. However at some point there needs to be a transition to the more formal methods of adding and subtracting, and this is the purpose of these resources. Students now see the Dienes to be added or subtracted, and with simple mental arithmetic add (or subtract) the rods (10s) and the units (1s) to obtain the solution. This is where it begins. The next step is to perform calculations where there is a need for ‘regrouping’ units into 10s for addition and ‘borrowing’ from the 10s to the units for subtraction. This transition from physical Dienes to Dienes on paper will then provide a good foundation to move onto addition and subtraction without the need for visual support. Worksheets & Digital Teaching Resources Addition Both the worksheets & teaching resources are set at two levels: The sum of the units are always below 10 The solutions require regrouping of 10 ones as 1 ten. Subtraction Both the worksheets & teaching resources are again set at two levels. No borrowing is required, the minuend is always larger than the subtrahend. The minuend is always smaller than the subtrahend, so the solution requires borrowing from the 10s to the units How many worksheets are in each set ? Almost Unlimited. At the click of a button all numbers are randomised, so you can create as many different worksheets as you need for classwork, homework, revision, preparing for assessment, fillers etc and the numbers will change every time. The Digital Teaching Resources are designed to be used on an interactive whiteboard for whole class teaching or on a computer for one-to-one tuition. You can keep on generating as many new questions as you need. No-Prep Worksheets These are straightforward no-prep worksheets that require very little instructions. They are ideal for lesson fillers, and to have ready for a replacement teacher if needed. Answers are automatically generated every time. Note These resources work with the official Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows or Mac computers.

2 digit addition crossing 100 worksheet, using dienes/base 10 blocks for visual aid. Additions involve regrouping/exchanging. Lower ability and higher ability activities included.

3 digit addition within 1000 activity, using dienes/base 10 blocks for visual aid. Activity requires children to regroup tens into hundreds. Lower and higher ability activities included.

3 days worth of worksheets, differentiated across 3 ability groups. Children to have access to dienes blocks/rods during the lesson. Children to begin to partition the numbers into hundreds, tens and ones! I hope this is useful to you.

3 digit subtraction to 1000 worksheet, using dienes/base 10 blocks for visual aid. Activities require children to regroup their tens into ones. Lower, middle and higher ability included.

3 digit subtraction to 1000 worksheet, using dienes/base 10 blocks for visual aid. Activity requires children to regroup hundreds for tens. Lower, middle and higher activity included.

3 digit addition within 1000 worksheet, using dienes/base 10 blocks as visual aid. Additions do not require regrouping/exchanging. Lower and higher ability activities included.

Use this set of Dienes block clip art to make your Base 10 Blocks place value worksheets, games and printables for commercial or classroom use. Contains: - A total of 32 images: eight different colours of the unit, tens, hundreds and thousands base 10 blocks. Each of the colours are black and white, classic blue, green, yellow, orange, red, pink, and purple. - An editable worksheet template. All images are 300 dpi in png format with transparent backgrounds. Terms of Use Use this for for commercial or classroom use. If you include them in your digital downloads (free or priced) all you have to do is credit Nyla's Crafty Teaching by including a clickable link to my TES Resources Store. Redistributing, editing, selling, or posting these graphics or any part there of (by themselves and not in a resource or product) on the Internet are strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital millennium Copyright Act. Please contact me directly through my blog or TES Resources Store if you wish to be granted special permission. Nyla's Crafty Teaching

3 Pictures of dienes blocks being used to create a 4 digit number. Suitable for higher attaining KS1 children, LKS2 or lower attaining UKS2 children to learn about place value. The first two numbers are made with the dienes blocks by increasing the 'thousands'. The third number is written but has not yet been made. Importantly, there is a list of suggestions of how to use this resource to stimulate ideas and discussion at the beginning/end of a lesson. These ideas can also be adapted for use with other numbers. The pictures could be printed out and placed on tables or blown up and viewed on a smartboard/screen.

From days at Primary; animated & adjusted to work for -ve powers of 10 as well as +ve. Kibel [pp34-40 Miles T.R., Miles E. (2004)Dyslexia é mathematics] has +ve story to tell about Dienes blocks. Worth remembering that their use can be scaled up é down. Hence BETTER version will be made by someone with time é 3D ICT kit. It’ll ZOOM in é out to enable pupils to view (é correctly name - for US é Brit purposes!) numbers as big as a Googol é as small as... It'll use techniques like those in these slides; but combined with ZOOMING as seen in this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Tym_6YLUI