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Place Value Addition Steps

Place Value Addition Steps

Place value blocks and numbers

🔢 Part 1: Understanding Place Value

1. Look at the number 234. Circle the correct place value for each digit:

2 is in the _______ place

ones

tens

hundreds

3 is in the _______ place

ones

tens

hundreds

4 is in the _______ place

ones

tens

hundreds

➕ Part 2: Step-by-Step Addition

2. Let's add 125 + 132 step by step!

Step 1: Add the ones first: 5 + 2 = _____

Step 2: Add the tens next: 20 + 30 = _____

Step 3: Add the hundreds last: 100 + 100 = _____

Step 4: Add all your answers together: _____ + _____ + _____ = _____

3. Now try 246 + 123 using the same steps:

Step 1: Ones: _____ + _____ = _____

Step 2: Tens: _____ + _____ = _____

Step 3: Hundreds: _____ + _____ = _____

Final Answer: _____

🎯 Part 3: Matching Sums with Expanded Form

4. Match each addition problem with its expanded form:
1. 134 + 125
2. 213 + 142
3. 321 + 234
A. 300 + 50 + 5 = 355
B. 200 + 50 + 9 = 259
C. 500 + 50 + 5 = 555

🏆 Part 4: Practice Problems

5. Solve these addition problems using place value steps:

a) 142 + 235 = _____

b) 316 + 123 = _____

6. Break down these numbers into hundreds, tens, and ones:

Example: 347 = 300 + 40 + 7

a) 256 = _____ + _____ + _____

b) 189 = _____ + _____ + _____

c) 423 = _____ + _____ + _____

⭐ Part 5: Challenge for Early Finishers

7. Sort these digit cards into the correct place value columns:

Digit Cards: 4, 7, 2, 9, 1, 6

Make the largest 3-digit number possible: ___ ___ ___

Make the smallest 3-digit number possible: ___ ___ ___

8. Advanced addition challenge:

If you have 234 marbles and your friend gives you 156 more marbles, how many do you have altogether?

Show your working using place value steps:

9. True or False? Check all the correct statements:

In 456, the 4 represents 400

In 789, the 8 represents 8

In 123, the 2 represents 20

In 567, the 7 represents 70

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