Styrofoam Cups Place Value Activity

Right before school ended in March I had shown the kids an activity using styrofoam cups to show the expanded notation of numbers.

Here is a video showing how to make your own! Our first grade goal is numbers in the 100s, so a cup for ones, tens, and hundreds should be perfect.  However, if you refer to the math guide I gave at conferences, your child may benefit from making one up to the thousands or ten-thousands!