Digging Deep Lesson Plan Digging Deep
Place Value Lesson Plan
15 min Small Group
Learning Objective
Students will strengthen understanding of place value up to the hundred-thousands place by decoding and representing multi-digit numbers with base-ten blocks and completing targeted task cards and an exit ticket.
Audience
4th Grade Intervention (Tier 2)
Why This Matters
Mastery of place value is critical for number sense, operations, and future math topics. This focused Tier 2 intervention fills gaps, builds confidence, and readies students for grade-level work.
Preparation
• Print and cut Number Dig Task Cards for stations.
• Copy Treasure Map Exit Tickets (1 per student).
• Gather sets of Base-Ten Blocks (flats, rods, cubes).
• Review Excavator Answer Key before the session.
Materials List
Digging Deep Slides
Number Dig Task Cards
Treasure Map Exit Ticket
Base-Ten Blocks
Instructional Sequence
3 min
Warm-Up: Number of the Day
• Write a 6-digit number (e.g., 374,529 ) on the board.
• Ask students to identify each digit’s place and value (e.g., the '7' is in the ten-thousands place).
• Have students say the number aloud and write it in expanded form.
9 min
Core Activity: Task Card Stations
• Divide students into pairs and assign each a set of Number Dig Task Cards .
• Partnership Routine: One reads a card, the other builds the number with Base-Ten Blocks and records the value of each digit on a response sheet.
• Circulate: Prompt with questions ("How many tens? How many hundred-thousands?") and correct misconceptions immediately.
• Rotate: After 4 minutes, pairs rotate cards to practice different numbers.
3 min
Exit Check: Exit Ticket
• Distribute the Treasure Map Exit Ticket .
• Students complete two problems: decode a written number into digits and represent a digit's value in an example.
• Assess: Collect tickets to quickly identify who needs further support tomorrow.
Digging Deep Slides Digging Deep
PLACE VALUE MASTERY
Objective
Strengthen understanding of place value up to the hundred-thousands place.
Materials
• Base-Ten Blocks
• Task Cards
• Exit Ticket
Teacher: Small Group Intervention (15 min)
Warm-Up: Number Dig
3 Minutes
374,529
Identify
Find the value of the 7. (Hint: Ten-thousands!)
Say It
Read the whole number aloud to your partner.
Expand
300,000 + 70,000 + 4,000 + 500 + 20 + 9
Station Rules: The Big Dig
9 Minutes
1
Divide into pairs and grab your Number Dig Task Cards.
2
Take turns: One person reads, the other builds the number.
3
Record: Write the value of each digit on your sheet.
4
Switch: Rotate to a new card every 4 minutes.
Teacher's Role
I'll be circulating to check your "dig sites." Be ready to explain: "How many hundred-thousands in this number?"
Building Guide: 374,529
Digit Place Value Blocks Needed 3 Hundred-thousands 300,000 3 × 100,000 blocks 7 Ten-thousands 70,000 7 × 10,000 flats 4 Thousands 4,000 4 × 1,000 cubes 5 Hundreds 500 5 × 100 flats 2 Tens 20 2 × 10 rods 9 Ones 9 9 × 1 units
Final Check
Grab your Treasure Map Exit Ticket!
1
Decode the number words into digits.
2
Draw the base-ten blocks for the treasure digit!
3 MINUTES REMAINING
Number Dig Task Cards Number Dig Task Cards
Building Multi-Digit Success
Student Station Material
Instructions:
Use Base-Ten Blocks to build each number. Then complete the table by identifying each digit’s place and its value.
Task Card 1
Number:
436,219
Task Card 2
Number:
582,307
Task Card 3
Number:
149,056
Task Card 4
Number:
703,412
Task Card 5
Number:
261,905
Treasure Map Exit Ticket Treasure Map
Place Value Exit Ticket
Name:
Date:
1 Decode and Label
Write the number eight hundred twenty-three thousand, five hundred seven in digits:
Complete the table for each digit in the number above:
2 Base-Ten Block Drawing
Look at the digit 2 in the number 823,507 . Draw the base-ten block representation below. Label your blocks (flats, rods, or cubes).
Value (Numeric):
Value (In Words):
Success is just a dig away!
Excavator Answer Key Excavator Answer Key
Teacher Support & Solutions
Decoding Multi-Digit Numbers
Remind students that each position represents a power of 10. For any 6-digit number, identify the places from left to right:
100,000s
10,000s
1,000s
100s
10s
1s
Task Card Solutions
1. Number: 436,219
4: Hundred-thousands (400,000)3: Ten-thousands (30,000)6: Thousands (6,000)2: Hundreds (200)1: Tens (10)9: Ones (9)
2. Number: 582,307
5: Hundred-thousands (500,000)8: Ten-thousands (80,000)2: Thousands (2,000)3: Hundreds (300)0: Tens (0)7: Ones (7)
3. Number: 149,056
1: Hundred-thousands (100,000)4: Ten-thousands (40,000)9: Thousands (9,000)0: Hundreds (0)5: Tens (50)6: Ones (6)
4. Number: 703,412
7: Hundred-thousands (700,000)0: Ten-thousands (0)3: Thousands (3,000)4: Hundreds (400)1: Tens (10)2: Ones (2)
Exit Ticket Solutions
Task 1: Decode and Label
823,507
• 8: Hundred-thousands (800,000)
• 2: Ten-thousands (20,000)
• 3: Thousands (3,000)
• 5: Hundreds (500)
• 0: Tens (0)
• 7: Ones (7)
Task 2: Base-Ten Block Drawing
Students should draw 2 flats (squares) and label them "10,000" each.
Value (numeric): 20,000
Value (in words): twenty thousand
