Base-ten blocks worksheets
10 base-ten blocks problems with 3-digit numbers · 2 pages + answer key
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Ten base-ten block pictures for three-digit numbers: hundreds flats, tens rods and ones cubes. Children count each kind, fill in "__ hundreds __ tens __ ones," and write the number. It's the picture version of the 2nd grade standard that three digits stand for hundreds, tens and ones.
The flats are drawn as 10-by-10 grids and the rods as strips of ten, so children can see that a flat really is ten rods and a rod is ten cubes. For two-digit numbers with bigger blocks, use 1st grade place value. Next, try expanded form.
Tips for using it
- Count flats by 100s, rods by 10s, cubes by 1s.
- Check that the ones column never shows 10 or more; ten cubes would trade for a rod.
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Questions
Why use base-ten blocks?
They make place value concrete: a child can see that 3 hundreds is much more than 3 ones even though both use the digit 3.
What if my child counts every square?
That's a sign to talk about the shapes: every flat is 100, every rod is 10. Counting by 100s and 10s is the skill this sheet builds.