Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand and identify place value in numbers.

Materials and Prep

• Blank paper or whiteboard
• Pencil or marker

Activities

1. Start by drawing a large place value chart on the paper or whiteboard. Label the columns as ones, tens, and hundreds.

Explain to the student that each column represents a different place value. The ones column represents single digits, the tens column represents groups of ten, and the hundreds column represents groups of one hundred.

2. Ask the student to give you a number between 1 and 100.

Write the number in the ones, tens, and hundreds columns of the place value chart.

3. Have the student identify the value of each digit in the number.

For example, if the number is 42, the student should say that the digit 4 is in the tens place and represents 40, while the digit 2 is in the ones place and represents 2.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with different numbers to practice identifying place value.
5. Finish the lesson by playing a fun place value game. Write a number on the board and have the student identify the value of a specific digit.

For example, if the number is 356 and you ask for the value of the digit in the tens place, the student should say 50.

Kindergarten Grade Talking Points

• "In math, we have something called place value. It helps us understand the value of each digit in a number."
• "The ones column represents single digits, like 1, 2, 3, and so on."
• "The tens column represents groups of ten. So, if we have 3 in the tens column, it means we have 30."
• "The hundreds column represents groups of one hundred. If we have 2 in the hundreds column, it means we have 200."
• "Let's practice identifying place value by looking at different numbers and figuring out what each digit represents."
• "We can play a game where I write a number and you tell me the value of a specific digit. It will help us get even better at understanding place value!"