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Most modern cultures use a base-10 system, which is also known as the decimal system. This means that each place in a number represents a power of 10. The base-10 system is prevalent globally and forms the foundation of our everyday numerical understanding.

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Students will identify place value in the hundreds, tens, and ones place and where each number goes in the three columns.

Students will connect the verbal sound of the number with the place value the actual number goes in.

Students will learn how to place numbers by categorizing them by their place value.

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Begin with a discussion on what numbers are composed of, emphasizing the roles of hundreds, tens, and ones places. Use a place value chart to visually represent this concept.

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Conduct a class activity using number cards. Students will group themselves to form different numbers and identify the place value of each digit.

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Students practice writing numbers in digit form and then breaking them down by place value on their whiteboards.

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Create a collaborative Padlet where students can post numbers and have classmates comment with the correct breakdown by place value.

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Engage students in a fast-paced categorization game, where they have to sort numbers into the correct place value columns on the board.

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Find the Number Game | Number Recognition 0-5

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Think of a postal code as a giant place value system for cities! Just like how the place of each digit in a number represents a specific value, the digits in a zip code help identify a location more precisely.

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Place value can create magical patterns. For instance, if you multiply any three-digit number by 9, the sum of its digits always equals 9. Try it out with different three-digit numbers!