Getting confused when visualizing numbers that are bigger than 1,000. For example: How do you use base ten blocks to represent 100,000?

How many groups of 10

Let’s say that we have 24 children and each child has 10 pencils Let’s say that we have 24 children and each child has 10 pencils. How many pencils is that in all? 10 sets of 24 becomes 240. 10 sets of 24 can be re-bundled to create 240.

2 4 24 x 10 24 x 100 24 x 1000 10 Thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones 2 4 24 x 10 24 x 100 24 x 1000 Do you notice a pattern?

10 Thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones 4 4 x 10 4 x 100 4 x 1000

3 2 32 x 10 32 x 100 32 x 1000 10 Thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones 3 2 32 x 10 32 x 100 32 x 1000

3 2 32 x 10 32 x 100 32 x 1000 10 Thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones 3 2 32 x 10 32 x 100 32 x 1000

Write 35,550 on a place value chart. How much larger is the 5 in the thousands place than the 5 in the tens place? 10 Thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones

Use base ten blocks to create 25. Create 25 x 10 with your blocks . How many blocks do you have now? How did you group your blocks to show the answer?