Bennie writes a big number on a leaf: 347.
"How do we say it?" asks Bruce.
"Three hundred forty-seven," says Bennie.
Bruce tilts his head. "Can you show what each digit means?"
Bennie sorts his blocks into hundreds, tens and ones.
"Watch this," he says.
Digits: 347.
Number name: three hundred forty-seven.
Expanded form: 300 + 40 + 7.
The 3 means 3 hundreds, or 300.
The 4 means 4 tens, or 40.
The 7 means 7 ones.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| 500 + 60 + 2 is 562. | ? |
| In 284, the 8 means 8 tens. | ? |
| In 931, the 9 means 9 ones. | ? |
| three hundred six is 306. | ? |
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Might: M-I-G-H-T.
Close: C-L-O-S-E.
Wonderful work! Tomorrow Chris tells a story with big numbers.