Learning topic
Place Value
Introduce numbers below zero using temperature, lifts and number lines.
Guides in this topic
- Arrow cards for place value 1 guide Use layered cards to build and decompose numbers.
- Base-ten blocks explained 1 guide Use ones, tens, hundreds and thousands blocks to model numbers.
- Comparing three-digit numbers 1 guide Compare hundreds, tens and ones using symbols and reasoning.
- Comparing two-digit numbers 1 guide Use tens first, then ones, to decide which number is greater.
- Decimal place value to hundredths 1 guide Show hundredths with grids, money and measurement.
- Decimal place value to tenths 1 guide Introduce one tenth as one part of a whole split into ten.
- Decimals on a number line 1 guide Place decimals between whole numbers accurately.
- Dienes blocks activities 1 guide Hands-on tasks with base-ten blocks for place value and regrouping.
- Divide by 10 using place value 1 guide Show digits becoming ten times smaller through place-value movement.
- Expanded form for children 1 guide Break numbers into hundreds, tens and ones to show their value.
- Misreading teen numbers 1 guide Help children distinguish thirteen, thirty and other tricky names.
- Multiply and divide by 100 1 guide Use charts and sliders to explain two-place shifts.
- Multiply by 10 using place value 1 guide Show digits shifting place value rather than simply adding zero.
- Negative numbers for primary learners 1 guide Introduce numbers below zero using temperature, lifts and number lines.
- Ones, tens and hundreds 1 guide Use bundles, base-ten blocks and drawings to build three-digit numbers.
- Ordering numbers on a number line 1 guide Place numbers accurately by thinking about distance and scale.
- Partitioning numbers 1 guide Split numbers in flexible ways to support mental calculation.
- Place value and measurement 1 guide Connect metres, centimetres, litres and grams to powers of ten.
- Place value and money 1 guide Use pounds, pence, dollars or cents to understand decimal places.
- Place value charts 1 guide Read and build numbers using labelled columns.
- Place value games with dice 1 guide Roll digits and build the greatest, smallest or closest number.
- Place value misconceptions 1 guide Common errors such as treating digits separately without considering place.
- Place value sliders 1 guide Make a simple slider that moves digits through columns.
- Place value war card game 1 guide Compare numbers built from cards to practise ordering.
- Reading large numbers aloud 1 guide Practise thousands, millions and comma groups without confusion.
- Recombining numbers 1 guide Put place-value parts back together accurately.
- Regrouping hundreds tens and ones 1 guide Model exchanging across multiple columns for addition and subtraction.
- Regrouping tens and ones 1 guide Trade ten ones for one ten and back again using manipulatives.
- Rounding decimals for beginners 1 guide Use tenths and hundredths number lines to round decimal numbers.
- Rounding to the nearest 10 1 guide Use halfway points and number lines to round with understanding.
- Rounding to the nearest 100 1 guide Build rounding rules from place-value reasoning.
- Thousands for primary learners 1 guide Extend place value beyond hundreds with real-life large-number contexts.
- What is place value 1 guide Explain how a digit's value changes depending on its place in a number.
- Why borrowing works 1 guide Explain subtraction regrouping as exchanging one larger unit for smaller units.
- Why carrying works 1 guide Explain carrying as regrouping, not magic movement between columns.
- Writing large numbers from words 1 guide Turn spoken numbers into digits using place-value structure.
- Zero in the middle of numbers 1 guide Practise reading and writing numbers such as 204 and 5,006.
