Writing Numbers in Different Forms
Writing Numbers in Different Forms
Writing Numbers in Different Forms
2 Writing Numbers in
Objective
Different Forms
In order for students to work flexibly with numbers, they need to understand
different representations of numbers, including standard form, expanded form,
and word form. Understanding multiple representations of numbers sets the stage
for multiplication and division of numbers as well as understanding and comparing
fractions and decimals.
Common Core
State Standards
■■ 4.NBT.2
Talk About It
Discuss the Try It! activity.
■■ Ask: How did you show 1,342 using Base Ten Blocks? Have students describe the
blocks they used.
■■ Ask: How did you write 1,342 in standard notation? How did you write it in expanded
notation? Have students compare their Number Forms Recording Sheet (BLM 4).
■■ Ask: How did you know how to separate the different parts of 1,342 when you
wrote it in expanded form? Discuss with students how they separated the number
into thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones.
Solve It
With students, reread the problem. Have students explain in writing the four ways
that Mr. Mancetti’s students could represent the number 1,342. Say: The next day, a
group had to represent the number 2,511 four ways. Have students complete a new
copy of the Number Forms Recording Sheet for 2,511.
More Ideas
For other ways to teach about modeling and writing numbers—
■■ Establish a learning center with Base Ten Blocks. Have students take turns working
at the center in pairs to play a game with blocks. One student will say a four-digit
number. Then the other student builds the number with blocks.
■■ Use Cuisenaire® Rods to model different numbers, and have students write the
numbers in the three different forms.
Formative Assessment
Have students try the following problem.
Mr. Mancetti’s class is putting on math skits to represent a number every day.
Each group of students has to represent a number in at least four different
ways. Today it is time for a group to represent the number 1,342. How could
1. Ask groups to use blocks to show 1,342. 2. Review expanded notation with students.
Then have students draw the blocks used to Then ask students to write 1,342 on their
model the number and write the number in recording sheets in expanded notation. Tell
standard form on their recording sheets. students that they can look at their blocks to
help them.
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Lesson
2 Number and Operations in Base Ten Name Answer Key
Use Base Ten Blocks to build each number. Write the number
in expanded form and standard form. (Check students’ work.)
1
. 2
.
1,235 1,078
______________ ______________
Build the number using Base Ten Blocks. Then sketch the model for the
number. Write the number in standard form. (Check students’ models.)
3
. six thousand, three hundred twenty-one
6,321
__________________
6
. one thousand, seven hundred fifty-three
1,000 700 50 3
expanded form _________ + _________ + _________ + _________
1,753
standard form __________________
Challenge: (Sample) When the word form of a number does not include a word for
each place, one of the place values will have a 0 in it. An example: if the
number is greater than one thousand and the word hundred is missing, then there
is a 0 in the hundreds place when the number is written in standard form.
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Use Base Ten Blocks to build each number. Write the number
in expanded form and standard form.
1
. 2
.
______________ ______________
Build the number using Base Ten Blocks. Then sketch the model for the
number. Write the number in standard form.
3
. six thousand, three hundred twenty-one
__________________
5
. 9,268 expanded form _________ + _________ + _________ + _________
6
. one thousand, seven hundred fifty-three
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Word Form
Expanded Form
Drawing
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