Hundreds, Tens, and Ones

Ask students to share what they have noticed about base-ten pieces.

The following ideas may emerge:

1. When you represent a number using the fewest pieces possible, the number of pieces match the digits in the number. For example, 1 flat, 2 skinnies, and 3 bits represent the number 123 with the fewest pieces.
2. The partition you get from the digits of the number is the fewest pieces partition. For example, the partition given by 1 flat, 2 skinnies, and 3 bits uses the fewest pieces.

These concepts will be explored further in the next lesson.