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Place Value Quest: Hundreds, Tens, and Ones

Grade 2MathCCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.A.1
Your Mission 🗺️
Choose 3 activities in a row, across, down, or diagonal. Show your best thinking with pictures, numbers, or words.
Pick your path: Choose 3 activities, at least one from each color.
DOK 1 · Show what you knowDOK 2 · Dig deeperDOK 3 · Create & prove it
Pick
DOK 1 Paper
#1

Build 347

I can build 347.

  1. Use base-ten blocks (or draw them) to show 347.
  2. Label the hundreds, tens, and ones.
Sentence Starters
  • One way to show this is ___ because ___.
  • The strongest evidence is ___ since ___.
Pick
DOK 2 Either
#2

Sneaky Zero

I can sneaky zero.

  1. What is different about 305 and 350?
  2. Explain in two sentences and draw both.
Sentence Starters
  • One way to show this is ___ because ___.
  • The strongest evidence is ___ since ___.
Pick
DOK 3 Either
#3

Number of the Day

I can number of the day.

  1. Pick any number between 200 and 999.
  2. Write it 4 ways: standard, expanded, word form, and picture.
Sentence Starters
  • One way to show this is ___ because ___.
  • The strongest evidence is ___ since ___.
Pick
DOK 2 Paper
#4

Compare Two Numbers

I can compare two numbers.

  1. Pick two 3-digit numbers.
  2. Use <, >, or = and explain which place value helped you decide.
Sentence Starters
  • One way to show this is ___ because ___.
  • The strongest evidence is ___ since ___.
Pick
DOK 3 Either
#5

🌟 Free Choice

I can 🌟 free choice.

  1. Design your own place-value activity.
  2. Get it approved, then do it.
Sentence Starters
  • One way to show this is ___ because ___.
  • The strongest evidence is ___ since ___.
Pick
DOK 2 Paper
#6

1 More, 10 More, 100 More

I can 1 more, 10 more, 100 more.

  1. Start at 428.
  2. Make a chart of +1, +10, and +100 four times each.
  3. What patterns do you see?
Sentence Starters
  • One way to show this is ___ because ___.
  • The strongest evidence is ___ since ___.
Pick
DOK 1 Paper
#7

Say the Number

I can say the number.

  1. Say 6 different 3-digit numbers out loud to a partner.
  2. Have them write each one.
Sentence Starters
  • One way to show this is ___ because ___.
  • The strongest evidence is ___ since ___.
Pick
DOK 3 Either
#8

Story Problem

I can story problem.

  1. Write a short story that uses a 3-digit number.
  2. Draw a picture that matches.
Sentence Starters
  • One way to show this is ___ because ___.
  • The strongest evidence is ___ since ___.
Pick
DOK 2 Digital
#9

Digital Roll

I can digital roll.

  1. Roll 3 dice (or use a digital dice site).
  2. Make the biggest and smallest numbers you can.
Sentence Starters
  • One way to show this is ___ because ___.
  • The strongest evidence is ___ since ___.

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.

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Teacher Notes

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.