Place Value

Place value is an important lesson for you to understand. It is the foundation for all mathematical procedures.

We use place value without thinking about it everyday, most commonly, when dealing with money. Cents are in the tenths and hundredths place. Dollars begin at the unit place and can extend well beyond the millions place.

Go to the following website and learn a little more about place value with this exciting activity. When you are finished with this activity read on.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/number/01_act.shtml

Directions for you next activity: In this activity you will need a pencil and your thinking caps. You will be visiting the website below and playing a place value game online. Practice makes perfect so the more you practice place value, the better you will understand math.

In your spiral notebook, put these following numbers on the place value chart.

1. 23

2. 1,945

3. 7

4. 4.5678

5. 133,567.0889

*Note: Some of these may be challenging, but try your best. You may ask your table partners for help.

When you have finished putting the five numbers on the place value chart, visit this website and play the place value game.

http://education.jlab.org/placevalue/index.html

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