CurriculumGrade 2Mathematics

Reading and Writing Numbers to 1000

Aligned to 2.NBT.A.3 — Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

What this lesson teaches

You can write a number three ways: as digits, in words, and in expanded form that shows each place added up.

Worked example

The number 256 is 'two hundred fifty-six' in words, and 200 + 50 + 6 in expanded form.

Practice questions

  1. Write 473 in words.
  2. Write 'three hundred eight' as a number.
  3. Write 615 in expanded form.

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En español

Leer y escribir números hasta 1000

Puedes escribir un número de tres maneras: con dígitos, con palabras y en forma desarrollada que muestra cada lugar sumado.

Ejemplo: El número 256 es 'doscientos cincuenta y seis' en palabras, y 200 + 50 + 6 en forma desarrollada.

More Number & Operations in Base Ten lessons

Adding and Subtracting within 1002.NBT.B.5Hundreds, Tens, and Ones2.NBT.A.1Counting and Skip-Counting2.NBT.A.2Comparing Three-Digit Numbers2.NBT.A.4Adding Several Two-Digit Numbers2.NBT.B.6Adding and Subtracting within 10002.NBT.B.7

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