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Whare Uara: Place Value Activities

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Whare Uara: Place Value Activities

Help Freya and Sione prepare number clues for their Matariki celebration. Read each task carefully. A tens rod is worth 10 and a ones cube is worth 1.

Decode the Matariki clues

Freya is making number cards for the celebration. Solve each clue.

1.A card shows 3 tens and 7 ones. Which number belongs on the card?
  • 37
  • 73
  • 30
2.Sione writes 52 on a celebration sign. How many tens and how many ones are in 52?
3.Select every true statement about 46.
  • It has 4 tens.
  • It has 6 ones.
  • It has 6 tens.
  • It is greater than 40.
4.A number clue says 8 tens and 0 ones. Write the number.

Put the numbers in order

The friends are arranging number cards from smallest to largest. Use the number line to help.

5.Put these number cards in order from smallest to largest: 39, 93, 49.
30405060708090100
6.True or false: 64 has more tens than 46.
TrueFalse

Build and explain

Show how tens and ones make each number.

7.Write the number made by 5 tens and 9 ones. Then write it as an addition sentence.
8.Freya has 34 lantern stickers and Sione has 43. Who has more? Explain how the tens digit helps you know.
9.Choose a two-digit number for a Matariki celebration card. Write its tens digit and ones digit, then explain what each digit is worth.

3 printable pages

  • Whare Uara: Place Value Activities, page 1 of 3: Decode the Matariki clues

    Page 1

  • Whare Uara: Place Value Activities, page 2 of 3: Put the numbers in order, Build and explain

    Page 2

  • Whare Uara: Place Value Activities, page 3 of 3: 9. Choose a two-digit number for a Matariki celebration card. Write its tens digit and

    Page 3

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