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Number Building Swap Challenge

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Number Building Swap Challenge

Colorful number blocks showing place values

🔴🔵🟢 Part 1: Build Your Numbers

Color Code: Hundreds = RED | Tens = BLUE | Ones = GREEN

1. Use blocks, colored paper, or draw to build these three-digit numbers. Color them using the code above!

Number 1: 245

Number 2: 163

Number 3: 387

2. Write what each digit means:

In 245: The 2 means _______ hundreds

In 245: The 4 means _______ tens

In 245: The 5 means _______ ones

🔄 Part 2: Digit Swap Challenge

3. Let's swap digits! Start with the number 156.

Original number: 156

The 1 is in the hundreds place = _______

The 5 is in the tens place = _______

The 6 is in the ones place = _______

Now swap the hundreds and tens digits:

New number: _______

4. What happened when you swapped the digits?

The number got bigger

The number got smaller

The number stayed the same

5. Try your own swap! Start with 274.

Original: 274

Swap the tens and ones digits: _______

Circle: Did it get bigger or smaller?

✏️ Part 3: Explain Your Thinking

6. Write 2-3 sentences about what you learned. What happens to a number when you swap digits?
7. Photo Challenge! Take a picture or draw your favorite number built with blocks or colored paper. Show your work!
8. Extension Challenge: Can you create a number where swapping two digits makes NO change to the value? Try it!

My special number: _______

After swapping: _______

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