Help your child master essential math skills with our "Understanding Place Value Worksheets" for ages 5-6 from Kids Academy. These engaging, fun-filled worksheets are designed to introduce young learners to the fundamental concept of place value. By using colorful illustrations and relatable examples, our worksheets make learning interactive and enjoyable. Your child will develop a strong mathematical foundation as they learn to differentiate between units, tens, and hundreds. Perfect for in-class activities or additional practice at home, these worksheets will set your child up for future success in math. Visit Kids Academy to download and print today!


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Understanding Place Value Ones and Tens

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Trading and Adding Worksheet
Trading and Adding Worksheet

Trading and Adding Worksheet

Help your child learn place value and addition with this free worksheet! Colorful base blocks let them understand the concept of trading ones for tens. Count the blocks on either side of the equation, add, and if there are ten or more ones, regroup them to make tens. Check the answer to complete the page and take your child's learning to the next level!
Trading and Adding Worksheet
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Place Values with Ten Frames Worksheet
Place Values with Ten Frames Worksheet

Place Values with Ten Frames Worksheet

Assist your child in counting the dots in each of the framed numbers. Then, guide them as they trace the dotted lines to the number that matches the amount shown. This worksheet will help them learn more about mathematics, as well as how to count numbers.
Place Values with Ten Frames Worksheet
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Tens and Ones Worksheet
Tens and Ones Worksheet

Tens and Ones Worksheet

Help your child make math fun with this worksheet! Count the blocks on both sides and enter the total in the box below the figures. This will help them overcome any math-related anxieties they might have and let them enjoy the learning process.
Tens and Ones Worksheet
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Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet
Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet

Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet

Kids Academy asserts that mastering place value is essential for developing math capabilities, like addition and subtraction. Using base ten blocks to regroup numbers aids kids in becoming numerate, plus it prepares them for further math operations. We have an illustrative worksheet that plus provides the cubes needed to understand the process of trading ones for tens.
Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet
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Trading Tens Worksheet
Trading Tens Worksheet

Trading Tens Worksheet

Students will hone their counting skills with this worksheet. They must identify groups of 10 cubes to trade for a long. The cubes are arranged in different ways, so students must rely on individual counting. Completing this printable pdf will help 1st graders develop problem-solving abilities and a better understanding of counting.
Trading Tens Worksheet
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Practice Place Value Worksheet
Practice Place Value Worksheet

Practice Place Value Printable

This worksheet is ideal for honing your child's place value and mental math skills. It encourages them to learn by looking at models and performing calculations based on instructions. Build your child's number sense with this handy tool!
Practice Place Value Printable
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Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet: Part 2
Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet: Part 2

Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet: Part 2

Introduce your early learners to regrouping numbers! Catch their attention with this brightly colored worksheet. See how many 10s can be created from the cubes. Then, check the box with the correct answer to complete the sheet! Download now and get started!
Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet: Part 2
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Subtracting Tens Worksheet
Subtracting Tens Worksheet

Subtracting Tens Worksheet

Base ten blocks enable kids to make practical math connections and develop number sense. This free worksheet, using bright-colored tens blocks, helps children learn to skip count and subtract. It lays a strong foundation for upcoming higher level math problems.
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Understanding place value is a fundamental math skill that significantly influences a child's ability to grasp more complex mathematical concepts later on. For children aged 5-6, getting a solid understanding of place value lays the groundwork for arithmetic operations, number sense, and problem-solving abilities.

At this young age, children first encounter numbers beyond single digits. Grasping place value helps them recognize that in a two-digit number like 34, the '3' represents three tens (or 30), and the '4' stands for four units. This conceptual framework enables children to unserialize feats like counting forward and backward, addition, and subtraction.

Parental and teacher involvement matters greatly in this learning process. By using manipulatives like blocks, visual aids, and everyday counting activities, adults can make place value tangible and intuitive. This guidance is crucial because children learn best through hands-on, meaningful experiences.

Additionally, early mastery of place value boosts a child's confidence in math, leading to a positive attitude toward learning and reducing anxiety over complex tasks they'll encounter in the future. Providing this strong mathematical foundation early ensures that children are better prepared for academic challenges, thus fostering a lifelong affinity and competency in mathematics.