Four columns, four jobs
Tape a big thousands-hundreds-tens-ones chart to each desk. Call out a number and kids write each digit in its column, then read it back in expanded form. Once the columns feel easy, move to the four-digit worksheet without the chart.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
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