Unlock your child's numerical potential with our "Understanding Place Values" worksheets, tailored for ages 4-7. Designed to make learning engaging and effective, these worksheets help young learners grasp essential math concepts. Focusing on place values, children will develop a solid foundation in tens and ones, preparing them for more complex arithmetic. Perfect for home or classroom use, our carefully crafted sheets ensure kids build confidence and proficiency in math. Give your child a head start on their educational journey with our interactive, easy-to-follow worksheets that make mastering place values fun and exciting!


Check out this FREE "Understanding place values" Trial Lesson for age 4-7!

Place Value Ones and Tens

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Lets Trade Tens Worksheet
Lets Trade Tens Worksheet

Lets Trade Tens Worksheet

This free worksheet strengthens counting and logic skills. Kids will enjoy exchanging flowers for bouquets, orange slices for a whole fruit, and cube towers for individual cubes. Combining numbers and problem solving is essential for first grade math. Seeing two options helps them understand how 10s look.
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Place Value Visuals Worksheet
Place Value Visuals Worksheet

Place Value Visuals Worksheet

Help your child count the cups in each picture, using the simple rule that each stack is 10 and each single cup is 1. Ask them to match the number on the left to the picture on the right. No need to count each cup individually; since each stack is 10, 3 stacks is 30 and so on.
Place Value Visuals Worksheet
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Property Place Value Worksheet
Property Place Value Worksheet

Property Place Value Worksheet

Help your child learn place value with this engaging worksheet! Kids Academy knows that colorful pictures motivate learners. Instruct them to name the place value of the underlined numbers on the left. Then, look through the images on the right to find the numbers that represent the indicated place value.
Property Place Value Worksheet
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Place value worksheet for 2nd grade
Place value worksheet for 2nd grade

Place Value Worksheet

Try this place value worksheet to help your 2nd grader understand place value in a more meaningful way.
Place Value Worksheet
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Comparing Numbers: Base Ten Blocks Worksheet
Comparing Numbers: Base Ten Blocks Worksheet

Comparing Numbers: Base Ten Blocks Worksheet

Make math fun for your child with a colorful worksheet. They'll need to compare signs by counting blocks on each side and signifying whether it's correct or not. This is one way to help your child beat the unhappiness that comes with math.
Comparing Numbers: Base Ten Blocks Worksheet
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Place Value Quest Worksheet
Place Value Quest Worksheet

Place Value Quest Worksheet

Help your child explore place value with this fun worksheet! They'll pick the set of images that have 1 ten and 4 ones from a selection of birds, grapes, and dots. Checking the boxes that contain the answer, your child will learn to count and identify tens and ones. A quick math practice page that's sure to be a hit!
Place Value Quest Worksheet
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10 Tens Make 1 Hundred Worksheet
10 Tens Make 1 Hundred Worksheet

10 Tens Make 1 Hundred Worksheet

Help your child understand multiplication with this worksheet. Ask them how many 'longs' will be needed to complete each flat, then have them circle the correct answer from the options. With this exercise, your child will learn that 10 'tens' make 1 'hundred'!
10 Tens Make 1 Hundred Worksheet
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Understanding place values is crucial for young children, typically aged 4-7, because it lays the foundational skills required for more complex mathematics. Place value is the fundamental concept that tells us how numbers are structured and compared, as well as how operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are performed. For example, knowing that in the number 53, the "5" represents 50 and the "3" represents 3, helps children understand the true value of the number.

Parents and teachers who focus on teaching place values help children develop a strong sense of number fluency early on. It allows kids to not just mindlessly memorize numbers, but to comprehend their meaning, which promotes better problem-solving skills and logical thinking. These skills are indispensable as children advance in their education and encounter more difficult math problems.

Furthermore, grasping place values enhances their ability to perform mental math, which is essential for real-world situations, such as managing money or measuring ingredients for a recipe. It builds their confidence in using math and reduces anxiety associated with the subject.

In conclusion, by investing time in understanding place values, parents and teachers set children up for academic success, making math learning experiences more engaging, intuitive, and enjoyable.