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Place Value Multiplication Vocabulary

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Place Value Multiplication Vocabulary

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📚 Part 1: Vocabulary Match

Instructions: Match each term with its correct definition by drawing a line between them.

Place Value
Expanded Form
Digit
Distributive Property
Partitioning
Breaking a number into parts (e.g., 342 = 300 + 40 + 2)
The value of where a digit sits in a number
A single number symbol (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Breaking numbers apart to make multiplication easier
Multiplying each part separately, then adding the results
6. Circle the correct place value for the digit 7 in the number 372:

Ones place (worth 7)

Tens place (worth 70)

Hundreds place (worth 700)

✏️ Part 2: Sentence Frames for Discussion

Instructions: Complete these sentence frames to help you explain place value concepts to your partner.

7. When I write 245 in expanded form, I get:

245 = _______ + _______ + _______

8. Complete this sentence frame for discussing place value:

"The digit _____ is in the _______ place, so its value is _______."

9. To explain partitioning to my partner, I would say:
10. When we use the distributive property to multiply 4 × 23, we can break it down like this:

4 × 23 = 4 × (_____ + _____) = (4 × _____) + (4 × _____) = _____ + _____ = _____

🗣️ Part 3: Visual Glossary & Examples

11. Draw or write an example to show what each term means:

Place Value Example:

Expanded Form Example:

Write the number 456 in expanded form: ________________

12. Explain to a friend how place value helps with multiplication:

Use these sentence starters if helpful:

• "Place value helps because..."

• "When I break apart numbers..."

• "This makes multiplication easier because..."

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