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Place Value Color Challenge

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Place Value Color Challenge

Colorful numbers with place value blocks

🎨 Part 1: Color-Coded Place Value

Instructions: Color each digit using the place value colors. Then write the value of each digit.

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

1. Color the digits in 347

Hundreds digit: _____ Value: _____ hundreds = _____

Tens digit: _____ Value: _____ tens = _____

Ones digit: _____ Value: _____ ones = _____

2. Color the digits in 156

Hundreds digit: _____ Value: _____ hundreds = _____

Tens digit: _____ Value: _____ tens = _____

Ones digit: _____ Value: _____ ones = _____

3. Color the digits in 289

Hundreds digit: _____ Value: _____ hundreds = _____

Tens digit: _____ Value: _____ tens = _____

Ones digit: _____ Value: _____ ones = _____

4. Color the digits in 403

Hundreds digit: _____ Value: _____ hundreds = _____

Tens digit: _____ Value: _____ tens = _____

Ones digit: _____ Value: _____ ones = _____

5. Color the digits in 572

Hundreds digit: _____ Value: _____ hundreds = _____

Tens digit: _____ Value: _____ tens = _____

Ones digit: _____ Value: _____ ones = _____

🔄 Part 2: Number Building and Swap Challenge

Instructions: Use drawings, blocks, or household items to build these numbers. Then swap digits and explain what happens!

6. Build the number 264 using drawings or objects
7. Now swap the hundreds and tens digits in 264. What is your new number?

New number: _________

8. Build the number 139 using drawings or objects
9. Now swap the tens and ones digits in 139. What is your new number?

New number: _________

10. Explain what happens when you swap digits in a number:
🌟 Extension Challenge (Advanced Learners):
11. Create your own three-digit number and swap any two digits. Show your work:

My original number: _________

I swapped the _______ and _______ digits.

My new number: _________

The value changed by: _________

💡 Support Option (Struggling Learners):
12. Practice with two-digit numbers first:

Start with: 25

Swap the digits: _____

How did the value change? ________________

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