Crew Blueprint Lesson Plan Place Value Construction Crew
Tier 2/3 Small Group Instructional Blueprint • Grades 1–3
45-Minute Intervention
Domain Number & Base Ten
Group Size 3–5 Students
Primary Modality Concrete Manipulatives
Target Focus Compose & Decompose
Measurable IEP Objectives (CRA Aligned)
Concrete: Given concrete base-ten blocks (flats, rods, units), student will build two- and three-digit target numbers with 80% accuracy across 3 sessions.Representational: Student will draw shorthand symbols (squares, lines, dots) matching expanded form blueprints (e.g., \(200 + 40 + 7 = 247\)).Abstract / Decomposition: When prompted to "trade down," student will decompose 1 ten into 10 ones or 1 hundred into 10 tens with verbal and tactile cueing.
Concrete Crew Toolkits (Per Student)
Flats (100s): 4-6 green/blue 100-squares per child.
Rods (10s): 15-20 yellow/green ten-rods for building & trading.
Units (1s): 20 single yellow/red unit cubes.
High-Frequency Pitfalls
Digit Reversal in Decades: Writing 52 as "25" or building 2 rods and 5 units instead of 5 rods and 2 units.
Overcounting Units: Counting a ten-rod by ones instead of counting by 10s unitarily.
Zero Place-Holder Blindspot: Missing the zero in numbers like 204 (writing "24" or building without the empty tens column).
Prompting Hierarchy
Independent: "Check your blueprint order."Gestural / Visual: Point directly to the place value column header on the student's mat.Verbal Direct: "How many tens are in the tens place? Count your rods by tens."Tactile / Hand-over-Hand: Guide student to swap ten unit cubes for one solid ten rod.
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Small Group Instructional Protocol (45 Min)
Phased Explicit Delivery
1. Tool Inspection & Tactile Warm-Up (8 Mins)
Concrete Phase
Crew Routine: Provide each student with their toolkit. Ask students to pick up a unit cube and say: "Unit = 1 small brick." Next, hold up a rod: "Ten units snap together to make 1 steel beam (Ten)." Line up 10 unit cubes side-by-side with a rod to physically prove equivalency.
Choral Response: "10 ones make 1 ten! 10 tens make 1 hundred flat!"
2. Guided Blueprint Build (12 Mins)
I Do / We Do
Project Slide 3 or reveal Order Card #1: Target Number 43 .
Analyze: "The blueprint calls for 4 tens and 3 ones."Place & Build: Students lay 4 rods in the Beam column, 3 unit cubes in the Brick column.Count aloud: Point and chant: "10, 20, 30, 40... 41, 42, 43!" Level-Up: Introduce 3-digit order: 135 (1 flat, 3 rods, 5 units). Model vocal emphasis on hundreds.
3. Demolition & Trading Lab (12 Mins)
Decomposition
Explain the Demolition Trade Rule : "Sometimes the builder runs out of bricks and must demolish a beam!"
Decomposing Tens: Student builds 30 with 3 rods. Prompt: "Demolish 1 rod! Take 10 unit cubes." Result: 2 rods + 10 units = 30.
Decomposing Hundreds: Student builds 200 with 2 flats. Prompt: "Demolish 1 flat! Take 10 ten-rods." Result: 1 flat + 10 rods = 200.
4. Station Game & Exit Check (13 Mins)
You Do / Assess
Transition pairs to the Demolition Depot Game while the teacher administers the 2-problem Site Blueprint Exit Check individually using tactile blocks.
Individualized Adaptations
Fine Motor & Sensory Accommodations
Use textured sensory mats with raised borders to keep cubes from rolling away.
Provide jumbo interlocking base-ten blocks for students with grasp difficulties.
Use high-contrast colored mats (Yellow=Tens, Red=Ones) matching block colors.
ELL & Speech Scaffolds
Use sentence frames: "There are ___ hundreds, ___ tens, and ___ ones. The total is ___."
Pair words with gestural icons: Flat (flat palms), Rod (vertical pointer finger), Unit (pinching finger and thumb).
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Building Site Slides Crew Safety Zone
Small Group Intervention
Concrete Math Lab
Place Value Construction Crew
Building and breaking down 2-digit and 3-digit numbers with concrete blocks!
Flats (100) Rods (10) Units (1)
Crew Tool Inspection
Know Your Materials
Brick (Unit) 1
Worth exactly one single unit cube.
Beam (Rod) 10
A stack of 10 bricks fused together.
100
Slab (Flat) 100
A grid of 10 beams or 100 bricks.
Golden Rule: When you get 10 of any block, trade it to the next column!
Work Order #1
Blueprint: Build 47
Target: 47
Tens Place 4 Rods
Value: 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40
Ones Place 7 Units
Value: 7 single bricks = 7
40 + 7 = 47
Work Order #2
Skyscraper Blueprint: 235
Target: 235
Hundreds (Flats)
100
100
2 Flats 200
Tens (Rods)
3 Rods 30
Ones (Units)
5 Units 5
200 + 30 + 5 = 235
Trade & Decompose
The Demolition Zone
Equal Value Trade
Trade 1: Demolish a Rod
1 Rod (10)
10 Units (10)
Break 1 rod into 10 loose units. Value stays 10!
Trade 2: Demolish a Flat
100
1 Flat (100)
10 Rods (100)
Break 1 flat into 10 ten-rods. Value stays 100!
Demo Rule: Demolishing changes the shape , but never changes the total amount!
Inspection Alert
Site Inspector Challenge
Can You Catch the Mistake?
On the Building Mat:
100
100
100
|
No Rods
|
Apprentice wrote: "34"
What Went Wrong?
Where did the 3 flats belong?
What digit holds the empty tens place?
What is the correct number?
Correct Inspection: 3 Hundreds + 0 Tens + 4 Ones = 304!
Site Blueprint Worksheet Site Blueprint Worksheet
Place Value Crew • Stage 1 Building Orders
Name:
Date:
Blueprint Key:
Flat = 100 Rod = 10 Unit = 1
Order #1: Target 54 Build with blocks, then draw & record:
Tens (Rods) Ones (Units)
____ Tens ____ Ones
Expanded Blueprint Form:
Value of tens + value of ones
Order #2: Target 138 Skyscraper Challenge (3-Digit):
Hundreds (Flats)
____ Hundreds
Tens (Rods)
____ Tens
Ones (Units)
____ Ones
Expanded: + + = 138
Order #3: Target 206 Caution: Empty Zone Alert!
What blocks do you place?
How many Flats (100s)?
How many Rods (10s)?
How many Units (1s)?
Crew Inspector Prompt:
Why must we write the digit 0 in the tens place of 206?
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Demolition Depot Challenges
Stage 2 Trading & Decomposing Numbers
Hands-on Trading Mat
Demolition Rule: You can break a 10-rod into 10 unit cubes, or break a 100-flat into 10 ten-rods. The blocks change shape, but the total value is equal !
Trade Challenge #1: Decomposing Tens Target Value: 35
Build 35 with 3 rods and 5 units. Now, demolish 1 rod into 10 single units.
Standard Build:
3 Rods = 30
5 Units = 5
Total = 35
After Demolishing 1 Rod:
Rods remaining
Units now
Total Value =
Trade Challenge #2: Decomposing Hundreds Target Value: 240
Build 240 with 2 flats and 4 rods. Demolish 1 flat into 10 rods.
Standard Build:
2 Flats (200)
4 Rods (40)
0 Units (0)
After Demolishing 1 Flat:
Flats remaining
Rods now in total
Units
Master Inspector Final Check
Builder Alex says: "I have 1 flat and 14 unit cubes. My number is 114."
Is Builder Alex correct?
YES NO
Inspector's Proof:
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Demolition Depot Game Demolition Depot • Site Mat
Tactile Small-Group Placement & Trading Zone
Builder:
Active Work Order: # _____
Target Number:
Hundreds Flats (100)
Place 100-Flats here
Flat Bay 1 Flat = 10 Tens
____ Flats =
Tens Rods (10)
Place 10-Rods here
Rod Bay 1 Rod = 10 Ones
____ Rods =
Ones Units (1)
Ten-Frame Grid for Cubes
____ Units =
Depot Trade Station
Equal Value Swap Area
Demolish 1 Ten: Trade 1 Rod ➔ 10 Units
Demolish 1 Hundred: Trade 1 Flat ➔ 10 Rods
Hundreds Value: ___ + Tens Value: ___ + Ones Value: ___ = Total: _____
Place Value Crew • Demolition Depot Hands-On Mat Reusable Laminated Station Board
Job Order Cards & Station Rules
Print & Cut 6 Scaffolding Task Cards
Intervention Station
Station Gameplay Routine (3–4 Players):
1. Draw: Student draws a Job Order Card and reads the blueprint number aloud.
2. Build: Place physical flats, rods, and units directly on the Site Mat.
3. Demolish: If prompted, perform a trade at the Depot Station.
4. Inspect: Partner checks accuracy using the sentence frame: "___ hundreds, ___ tens, ___ ones equals ___."
Job Card #1: Foundation Level 1
Target Blueprint 46
Task A: Build 46 using rods and units.
Task B: Count aloud by tens: "10, 20, 30, 40... 46."
Job Card #2: Beam Work Level 1
Target Blueprint 71
Task A: Build 71 on your mat.
Task B: Write expanded form: \(70 + 1 = 71\).
Job Card #3: Tower Rise Level 2
Target Blueprint 153
Task A: Use 1 flat, 5 rods, and 3 units.
Task B: State how many hundreds, tens, and ones.
Job Card #4: Crane Alert Level 2 (Zero Check)
Target Blueprint 208
Task A: How many rods go in the tens bay? (Answer: 0!)
Task B: Prove why 208 is NOT 28.
Job Card #5: Rod Demolition Decomposition
Target Blueprint 50
Demo Action: Start with 5 rods. Demolish 1 rod at the trade station into 10 units.
