What happened in 123?

Imagine you're playing with blocks and suddenly all your towers fall down, that’s what happened in 123, but not with blocks, with numbers!

123 is a special number because it's the first time we see three digits together when counting. It's like when you go from having just two fingers up to using all ten, you're expanding your world of counting.

Think about building a house:

• You start with 1 room (like your bedroom),
• Then add another room for 2 people,
• And when you get three friends over, that’s 3 rooms, and together, they make the number 123!

It's like stacking blocks to make a bigger tower, instead of counting just up to 99, now you can go higher. That's what 123 means: it's like saying “I’ve got more things to count!”Imagine you're playing with blocks and suddenly all your towers fall down, that’s what happened in 123, but not with blocks, with numbers!

123 is a special number because it's the first time we see three digits together when counting. It's like when you go from having just two fingers up to using all ten, you're expanding your world of counting.