ClassX Video Lessons Grade Grade 2 Place Value for Kids | What Is Place Value? Place Value for 1st Graders
Today, we’re going to learn something exciting called place value. We’ll do some fun activities together to help you become number-reading champions!
Let’s start with the word “digit.” A digit is any number from 0 to 9. For example, in the number 356, there are three digits: 3, 5, and 6. Can you count the digits in this number? Yes, there are three!
Numbers can have one digit, two digits, or even more. Each digit in a number has a special place called a place value. Place value tells us how much each digit is worth.
Here’s a simple chart to help us understand:
Let’s see how this works. If we have the number 5 in the ones place, it means 5. But if we move the 5 to the tens place, it becomes 50. And if we move it to the hundreds place, it becomes 500!
Now, let’s look at a number with three digits: 567. Each digit has its own place value:
We can also think of 567 as 500 plus 60 plus 7.
If a number has two digits, like 34, we start with the ones place:
For a one-digit number like 6, the 6 is in the ones place, meaning it represents 6.
Let’s test what we’ve learned with a quick quiz:
So, 786 is the same as 700 plus 80 plus 6.
We’ve talked about numbers with three digits. What happens next? The largest three-digit number is 999. The next number is 1,000, which has four digits. Can you guess the next place value? It’s called one thousand!
After that, we have ten thousand, hundred thousand, and even one million! The pattern keeps repeating with ten million, hundred million, and then billions.
Let’s review with some final questions:
Place value is a super important tool. You’ll use it to help you add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers. We hope you had fun learning with us!
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Place Value Treasure Hunt: Gather some small objects like buttons, coins, or blocks. Assign each type of object a place value (e.g., buttons for ones, coins for tens, blocks for hundreds). Ask a grown-up to hide a few of each type around a room. Once you’ve found them, count how many of each you have and write down the number they represent. For example, if you find 3 blocks, 5 coins, and 7 buttons, your number is 357. Can you find a way to make a different number using the same objects?
Number Building Blocks: Use building blocks or LEGO pieces to create towers that represent different numbers. Each block represents one unit. Build a tower for the number 123 by stacking 1 block for the hundreds, 2 blocks for the tens, and 3 blocks for the ones. Try building towers for other numbers like 245 or 678. How does the height of the tower change with different numbers?
Everyday Place Value Detective: Look around your home or classroom for numbers. They could be on clocks, books, or even food packages. Choose a number and write it down. Identify the place value of each digit. For example, if you see the number 482 on a clock, write down that 4 is in the hundreds place, 8 is in the tens place, and 2 is in the ones place. Can you find numbers with more than three digits?
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**Place Value for Kids**
Today, we will learn all about place value. We will do some activities together to help you become number-reading champions!
First, let’s talk about the word “digit.” We use the word “digit” to talk about any number from 0 to 9. In the number 356, there are three digits: one, two, three. How many digits are in this number? It’s three again, isn’t it? One, two, three.
Numbers can be made up of one digit, two digits, or many digits. Each digit in a number has something called a place value.
**What is place value?** Place value tells us how much each digit in a number represents. This chart represents the values: ones, tens, and hundreds. It’s important to learn the value of each digit in a number.
For example, the number five in the ones place has a value of five. But if we move the five to the tens place, we now have five tens, or the number fifty. If we move that five over one more time to the hundreds place, we now have five hundreds, or five hundred.
Let’s look at a number with three different digits. This number is 567, and each of those three digits has a specific place value. Let’s slide this number into our chart. The place value is now listed below each digit. This number has the place values in the hundreds, tens, and ones. There are seven ones, which equals seven; six tens, or sixty; and five hundreds, or five hundred.
You can also think of this number as 500 plus 60 plus 7, or 567. With place value, you will always put the final digit of any whole number in the ones column. Then all the other numbers will automatically fall into their correct columns.
If the number only has two digits, we again start with the ones column and insert the last number there. The 3 in the tens column represents 3 tens, or 30 in this number, and the 4 in the ones column represents four ones, or four.
We do the same thing if the number is only one digit, like in the number six. The six gets inserted into the ones column, which means this digit represents six ones.
**Quick Quiz:**
In the number 786, which digit is in the tens place? Did you say eight? That’s right! There are eight tens, or eighty. Which digit is in the hundreds place? Did you say seven? You got it! There are seven hundreds, or seven hundred. Finally, how many ones are there? I bet you said six. You’re on a roll! 786 is the same as 700 plus 80 plus 6.
So far, we’ve only looked at numbers with three digits. Let’s talk about the place values after hundreds. The largest three-digit number we have is nine hundred and ninety-nine. The next number is one thousand and has four digits. Can you guess what the next place value is named? Did you say one thousand? Great job!
So, what do you think the name of the next added place value column is? Did you say ten thousand? If so, you’re exactly right! How about the next one? It’s hundred thousands. Can you see the ones, tens, and hundreds pattern repeating?
On this next chart, we get to one million’s place value. The pattern then repeats again to ten million, hundred million, and then billions.
We’ve practiced assigning place values to different numbers. Here are a few final questions to help you review:
Fill in the blank: “Digit is another word for…” Did you say number? Awesome!
True or false: The last digit of any whole number always goes in the ones column. True! No matter how big or small the number, the last digit always has a ones place value.
Which digit in the number 1472 goes in the tens place value column? Did you say 7? Fantastic work, number experts!
Place value is a really important tool. You’ll use this tool to help you add, subtract, and even multiply and divide numbers. Hope you had fun learning with us! Visit us at learnbright.org for thousands of free resources and turnkey solutions for teachers and homeschoolers.
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