Use base-ten blocks (or draw them) to show 347. Label the hundreds, tens, and ones.
What is different about 305 and 350? Explain in two sentences and draw both.
Pick any number between 200 and 999. Write it 4 ways: standard, expanded, word form, and picture.
Pick two 3-digit numbers. Use <, >, or = and explain which place value helped you decide.
Design your own place-value activity. Get it approved, then do it.
Start at 428. Make a chart of +1, +10, and +100 four times each. What patterns do you see?
Say 6 different 3-digit numbers out loud to a partner. Have them write each one.
Write a short story that uses a 3-digit number. Draw a picture that matches.
Roll 3 dice (or use a digital dice site). Make the biggest and smallest numbers you can.
Anchor before release: 5-minute mini-lesson on base-ten blocks. Have manipulatives at Table 1 for #1 and #7. Free-choice cell (#5) should be checked in before students start — helps redirect off-topic ideas early. Exit ticket: quick 3-digit number, ask students to write it in expanded form.
Anchor before release: 5-minute mini-lesson on base-ten blocks. Have manipulatives at Table 1 for #1 and #7. Free-choice cell (#5) should be checked in before students start — helps redirect off-topic ideas early. Exit ticket: quick 3-digit number, ask students to write it in expanded form.