2.NBT.A Lesson Plans
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.A
:"Understand place value."
These lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Base-Ten Block Party
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Base-Ten Block Party
Help your students practice place value with this fun, hands-on base-ten block game. Neighborhood block teams compete to win points as they work together to show expanded numbers.
2nd Grade
Math
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Popping Into Place Value
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Popping Into Place Value
Strong place value recognition is a necessity to order, estimate, round, and check for the accuracy of numbers. In this lesson, students will compare and order numbers using what they know about place value.
2nd Grade
Math
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All About Three-Digit Numbers
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All About Three-Digit Numbers
Students will get to explore three-digit numbers through base-ten blocks and written form. Students will get plenty of practice identifying the place values of a number both individually and with the class.
2nd Grade
Math
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Place Value Tower
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Place Value Tower
Students will learn how to find the actual value of three-digit numbers with this activity that has them use manipulatives to create the expanded form of a number.
2nd Grade
Math
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Skip to My Zoo
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Skip to My Zoo
Skip, skip, skip counting made fun! With this lesson that uses dot-to-dot worksheets and singing, students will be eager to participate in learning to skip count by fives and tens.
2nd Grade
Math
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Numerous Names for Numbers
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Numerous Names for Numbers
It is important for students to gain a better understanding of different ways to write numbers. In this lesson, your students will practice seeing numbers in various ways to help them comprehend the meaning of numbers.
1st Grade
Math
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Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To Game
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Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To Game
Help your students make sense of the greater than, less than and equal to in this interactive lesson! Your students will have opportunities to compare either two-digit or three-digit numbers.
1st Grade
Math
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Place Value Hop
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Place Value Hop
Your students will “hop their way” into understanding place value with this fun and active game! In this lesson, they will learn that changing the order of the digits in a number changes its value.
2nd Grade
Math
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Comparing Three-Digit Numbers
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Comparing Three-Digit Numbers
Students will get a chance to use multiple methods to compare three-digit numbers. They will also get practice using greater than and less than symbols to show their answers.
2nd Grade
Math
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Unscramble the Place Value
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Unscramble the Place Value
Help your students unscramble the numbers using their knowledge of place value up to thousands! In this lesson, students will be able to see how numbers within a larger number have different values.
2nd Grade
Math
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Roll the Dice: Skip Counting by Fives
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Roll the Dice: Skip Counting by Fives
Five, ten, fifteen... Help your students practice their multiplication skills by teaching them to skip count by fives. In this lesson, they will use dice to practice math!
2nd Grade
Math
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Let’s Compare! Place Value Disks & Three-Digit Numbers
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Let’s Compare! Place Value Disks & Three-Digit Numbers
Dive into understanding place value by using place value disks to represent and compare numbers.
2nd Grade
Math
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Greater Than, Less Than: Comparing Three-Digit Numbers
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Greater Than, Less Than: Comparing Three-Digit Numbers
In this lesson, your students will compare numbers to one thousand using place value charts and symbols. Your students will love practicing with numbers!
2nd Grade
Math
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Making Bigger & Smaller Numbers
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Making Bigger & Smaller Numbers
Engage students in comparing three-digit numbers by playing a fun game. Through this lesson, students will gain hands-on experience with using their knowledge of place value to compare numbers.
2nd Grade
Math
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Writing Three-Digit Number Names
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Writing Three-Digit Number Names
Use this lesson to support students in learning how to write three-digit numbers as number names. This scaffolded EL lesson can be used alone or as a pre-lesson for All About Three-Digit Numbers.
2nd Grade
Math
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Showing Numbers in Different Ways
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Showing Numbers in Different Ways
Use this hands-on lesson to encourage collaboration amongst students as they review base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson to Base Ten Block Party or as a stand-alone activity.
2nd Grade
Math
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Money Values
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Money Values
Use this scaffolded EL lesson to teach students about money and the bills we use to pay for things. Use alongside Base Ten Money: Hundreds, Tens, and Ones or alone as an independent lesson.
2nd Grade
Math
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Comparing Values
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Comparing Values
Help students use two strategies that will help them figure out which three-digit number is greater than, less than, or equal to another three-digit number. Use on its own or with Let's Compare! Place Value Disks & Three-Digit Numbers.
2nd Grade
Math
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More, Less, or the Same?
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More, Less, or the Same?
Help students learn the academic vocabulary and symbols used to record the results of comparing two three-digit numbers. This lesson can be used as a stand-alone activity or prior to Greater Than, Less Than: Comparing Three-Digit Numbers.
2nd Grade
Math
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Exploring Number Forms
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Exploring Number Forms
Help students discover how to show numbers in different ways while providing ample opportunities for students to contribute to conversations. Use as a pre-lesson to Let's Jump to Add Two-Digit Numbers or as a stand-alone lesson.
2nd Grade
Math
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Understanding Place Value
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Understanding Place Value
Use this lesson to familiarize students with the place value of each digit within a three-digit number, along with practicing the written form of three-digit numbers. Use prior to teaching Place Value Hop or as a stand alone activity.
2nd Grade
Math
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Which Number is the Greatest?
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Which Number is the Greatest?
Use this lesson to support students in understanding the symbols used to record numbers. This lesson can be used alongside Comparing Three-Digit Numbers or as a standalone, scaffolded EL support lesson.
2nd Grade
Math
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Base-Ten Blocks
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Base-Ten Blocks
Use this lesson to introduce the tool of base-ten blocks to your students. This scaffolded EL support lesson can be used as a stand-alone activity, or prior to teaching Three-Digit Addition with Base-Ten Models.
2nd Grade
Math
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Thinking About Three-Digit Numbers
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Thinking About Three-Digit Numbers
Help students gain a better understanding of three-digit numbers by providing students with opportunities to compare sets of three-digit numbers. Use as a stand-alone activity or alongside the lesson Building My Math Fluency.
2nd Grade
Math
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