Lesson 2.1 Hundreds, Tens, Ones

Steps

1. Warm-up

   Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.

   • Ask: “What number is one hundred less than 787?” Listen for: 687
   • Ask: “What number is one hundred more than 231?” Listen for: 331
   • Ask: “What number is one hundred more than 669?” Listen for: 769
   • Ask: “What number is one hundred more than 516?” Listen for: 616
   • Ask: “What number is one hundred less than 724?” Listen for: 624
2. Teach the new idea

   Say this: “Ten tens make one hundred. In 352 the 3 means 3 hundreds, the 5 means 5 tens and the 2 means 2 ones.”

   Say this: “A zero holds a place: 305 has no tens.”

   Say this: “Hundreds place: the third place from the right.”

3. Show how

   Show: 3 hundreds, 6 tens and 0 ones make what number?

   Say this: “3 × 100 = 300”

   Say this: “6 × 10 = 60”

   Say this: “300 + 60 + 0 = 360”

   Answer: 360

   Show: Write the number in digits: six hundred fifty-three

   Say this: “Read it in groups: six hundred fifty-three → 653”

   Answer: 653

4. Practice together

   Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.

   Ask: What number do the blocks show?

   

   Listen for: 288

   If stuck: 2 hundreds = 200

   Ask: What number do the blocks show?

   

   Listen for: 327

   If stuck: 3 hundreds = 300

   Ask: What number do the blocks show?

   

   Listen for: 309

   If stuck: 3 hundreds = 300

   7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.

5. Watch for
   • Writing 3005 for three hundred five.
6. Game: Biggest Number

   Each player draws three digit cards and arranges them to make the biggest number possible. Read it aloud. Biggest number wins.

7. Narration

   Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”

   Listen for: Read and write three-digit numbers.

8. Scripture

   Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

   Tens, hundreds, thousands: Moses grouped the people as our number system groups digits.

9. Daily habit

   Count by hundreds to 1,000, by tens from any number, and by fives to 100.

Spread over the week

5 sessions of 20–25 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

1. Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
2. Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
3. Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
4. Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
5. Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.