Most people remember the old yellow base ten blocks that they used to understand place value and number concepts from elementary school. Well for children with severe and profound handicaps those concepts are hard to grasp just by looking at the linked together blocks in a new base ten system. The Digi- Block company has come up with a new spin on the old base ten systems that are designed for children with severe cognitive disabilities. Digi- Blocks are designed to not only teach students place value but they also help them with one to one correspondences and understanding the meaning of one, ten, hundred, and thousands. The blocks only downfall is the size of the “ones” pieces and that for a child that is prone to putting things in their mouth they are a choking hazard.
This video gives the break down of how to make a "good" digi block train. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzO1nDk8jvI
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