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Place Value Basics

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Place Value Basics

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🎯 WALT: Understand place value in numbers up to 1000

Success Criteria:

✓ I can identify the place value of each digit in a 3-digit number

✓ I can explain why digits in different places have different values

✓ I can use drawings to show place value

📚 Part 1: Identifying Place Values

1. Look at the number 347. What is the value of each digit?

The digit 3 is worth: _____________

The digit 4 is worth: _____________

The digit 7 is worth: _____________

2. Circle the correct answer for the number 582:

What is the value of the digit 5?

5

50

500

3. Fill in the missing numbers:

256 = _____ hundreds + _____ tens + _____ ones

739 = _____ hundreds + _____ tens + _____ ones

4. Which digit is in the tens place?

In 461, the tens digit is: _____

In 823, the tens digit is: _____

✏️ Part 2: Drawing & Problem Solving

5. Draw Base-10 blocks to show the number 234:

Remember: □ = hundreds, | = tens, • = ones

6. Break down these numbers into addition sentences:

Example: 123 = 100 + 20 + 3

456 = _____ + _____ + _____

789 = _____ + _____ + _____

7. Challenge Question (Extension): What is the value of the digit 4 in these numbers?

1,456: The 4 is worth _____________

2,341: The 4 is worth _____________

5,004: The 4 is worth _____________

8. Explain in your own words: Why does the same digit have different values in different positions?

🌟 Differentiation Support

Need extra support? Start with 2-digit numbers:

In the number 67: 6 is worth _____ and 7 is worth _____

In the number 45: 4 is worth _____ and 5 is worth _____

Key Vocabulary:

Place Value: The value of a digit based on its position

Ones: Units place (1, 2, 3...)

Tens: Ten times bigger than ones (10, 20, 30...)

Hundreds: Ten times bigger than tens (100, 200, 300...)

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