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Features

The year's digits in a place value chart, and what each one is worth
Years in expanded form, in numbers and in words
Number cards 2, 0, 2 and 7: biggest, smallest, odd, even and every number in order
1, 10 and 100 more and less than 2027, and missing numbers that make 2027
Years since and until on a number line
Subtract years in columns: how long ago and how old
Roman numerals for 2027 and other years, both ways
Every page in color and in black and white
Answer keys included

Skills Covered

Read and write 4-digit numbers
Know what each digit is worth
Write numbers in expanded form and in words

Find 1, 10 and 100 more and less
Add and subtract 4-digit numbers
Read and write Roman numerals

About the new year

A new year begins at midnight on January 1, and its number goes up by one: 2026, then 2027. A year number is a good place to practice place value, because every child knows it and it changes every year. Roman numerals still show up on clocks, buildings and the end of films, where 2027 is written MMXXVII.

How to Use This Pack

Seven pages of puzzles with the new year's number. Page 1 puts years in a place value chart and asks what the underlined digit is worth. Page 2 writes years in expanded form, then turns number words into years and years into words. Page 3 uses four number cards with the digits of 2027 to make the biggest and smallest numbers, odd and even numbers, and all nine numbers in order. Page 4 finds 1, 10 and 100 more and less than 2027 and fills in missing numbers that make 2027. Page 5 reads a number line of years for years since and until. Page 6 has six stories to solve in columns, choosing to add or subtract. Page 7 writes years in Roman numerals and reads them back. The first problem on every page is worked as an example.

In the Classroom

Write the new year on the board and ask what changed from last year's number and what stayed the same. Pages 4 and 5 suit 2nd grade, pages 1 to 3 and 6 suit 3rd and 4th grade, and page 7 is a 4th grade challenge. For page 3, give each child four paper cards with 2, 0, 2 and 7 to move around.

At Home

Look for the year on coins, calendars and receipts. Ask how old someone in the family will be this year, or how many years ago they were born, and check the answer together.

Tips for Success

In 2027, the 2 at the front is worth 2,000 and the 2 in the tens place is worth 20
A 0 holds a place: it keeps the other digits in the right places
The biggest number puts the biggest digit first
To find how many years from one year to another, subtract the earlier year from the later one
In Roman numerals, a smaller letter before a bigger one is taken away

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

1.OA.D.8 Solve for the missing number in adding or subtracting equations like 9 + ? = 15 or ? - 4 = 6.
2.NBT.A.3 Read and write numbers up to 1,000 as digits, in words, and in expanded form (like 300 + 40 + 7).
2.NBT.A.4 Compare three-digit numbers by looking at the value of each place, and record the result with >, = or <.
2.NBT.B.8 Mentally find the number 10 or 100 greater or smaller than any number from 100 to 900.
2.MD.B.6 Show whole numbers as distances from 0 on an evenly marked number line, and show sums and differences up to 100 as jumps on it.
4.NBT.A.2 Read and write whole numbers to a million in digits, words and expanded form, and compare them by place value using >, = or <.
4.NBT.B.4 Add and subtract whole numbers with many digits fluently, using the standard written method with regrouping.

New Year Number Puzzles

2nd – 4th Grade

Number puzzles with the digits of the new year, 2027: place value, expanded form, number words, number cards, years on a number line and Roman numerals. Students work out what each digit is worth, make and order numbers from the year's digits, find 10 and 100 more and less, count the years since and until, and add and subtract years.

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What’s Included

7 worksheets, each with a matching answer key
Every worksheet in color and in black and white
Place value, expanded form and number words with the new year
Number cards, number lines, column subtraction and Roman numerals

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