• 2nd Grade
  • Math
  • About 10 minutes

Expanded Form

Write each number as hundreds + tens + ones. Then go the other way.

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How to do it

  1. Read the number.
  2. Write what each digit is worth, joined with plus signs.
  3. On the bottom half, put the parts back together.

Teaching tip

The zeros count. 405 is 400 + 0 + 5. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 2.NBT.A.1.

Expanded Form worksheet for 2nd grade (place value to 1,000), free printable
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About this worksheet

Write numbers as hundreds + tens + ones, then go back from expanded form to the number.

What kids practice

In a three-digit number like 346, the 3 means 3 hundreds, the 4 means 4 tens and the 6 means 6 ones. Second graders learn to see a number in all its forms: blocks, a quick drawing, digits, expanded form (300 + 40 + 6) and words (three hundred forty-six). They also learn that a 0 holds a place, and use place value to compare numbers.

Watch for

  • Writing 300406 for three hundred forty-six, by writing each part as you hear it.
  • Leaving out the 0 in numbers like 405, so it turns into 45.
  • Comparing only the last digits, or thinking the number with more big digits is bigger.

It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full place value to 1,000 guide for 2nd grade.

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