Number recognition
Place value cut and paste
Build tens and ones with cut-out models, or choose a place-name extension that labels seven digit positions from ones through millions.
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Base-ten block worksheets
Count original unit cubes, ten-rods, hundred-flats and thousand-cubes. Choose the active places and block counts, then record each count and the whole-number total.
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Use the model key to name each block’s value. Count the blocks in each place and write the total. Ones-only sheets have one counting response per task.
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The model key shows what each block is worth. Answer spaces ask how many blocks are in each group and how much they represent altogether.
Learning objective
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Distinguish the number of blocks from the value each block represents, then compose a whole number from its place values.
Worked example
What number do 3 hundred-flats, 2 ten-rods and 6 unit cubes represent?
326
The block counts are 3, 2 and 6, but their values are 300, 20 and 6. Add those place values: 300 + 20 + 6 = 326.
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- Ones-only and tens-and-ones sheets have eight tasks. Hundreds sheets have four, and thousands sheets have three so the larger models stay readable.
- The selected counts control how many blocks can appear in each active place. Ones always use 1–9, and thousands use one or two cubes. No active place has a zero count.
- Selections for higher places stay available when you switch to a simpler sheet. An active place must have at least one selected count.
- Use real counters or blocks to model a trade before asking learners to read the drawing. One rod is one object worth ten, not one object worth one.
- Every task has a different combination. A short sheet does not necessarily use every selected count.
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