Place Value Tips
Saying and Reading Numbers Correctly:
 Make sure your child is pronouncing and reading three and four digit
numbers correctly. 243 is pronounced, “two hundred forty-three.” Make
sure they are not adding “and” between forty-three.
 Try this: Write random numbers down or print these number cards and
ask your child to read them.
Using Base Ten Blocks:
Base Ten Blocks help students grasp the value of large numbers. There are
Base Ten Blocks on the last page that can be printed and cut out.
= 1,000
= 10
= 100
=1
= 1,143
Value of the number:
243
The value of the 2 is 200. The value of the 4 is 40. The value of the 3 is 3.
Expanded Form:
243
200 + 40 + 3
Pictorial Representation:
243
Comparing Numbers:
In class we talked about Alex the Alligator. He’s a very hungry alligator that loves to
eat numbers. He’s a little greedy, so when he’s given two numbers, he only eats the
bigger number. He’s also a little lazy so he always looks at the first digits first. When
Alex sees two numbers that have all the same digits, he gets so confused that he
shakes his head and turns into an equal sign. (It’s a little silly, BUT the kids buy into it!)
=
> greater than, < less than, = equal to
243 < 423
182 > 128
361 = 361
Ordering Numbers:
Greatest to least:
423, 361, 243, 182, 128
Least to Greatest: 128,
182, 243, 361, 423
Place:
Looking at the image below, there is a 3 in the ones place, a 4 in the
tens place, a 6 in the hundreds place, a 2 in the thousands place,
and so on.
Digits:
A digit is a numeral that represents a number. The number 35 has two
digits, 3 and 5. The number 472 has three digits, 4, 7, and 2. The
number 1, 367 has four digits, 1, 3, 6, and 7.
Base Ten Blocks
Your child has been using Base Ten Blocks to build numbers.
Base Ten Blocks help students understand the value of large numbers.
If needed, cut these out and use them to help with this week’s math homework.
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lessons on place value.
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