Introduce your young learners to the fundamental concept of place values with our specially designed "Understanding Place Values" worksheets, perfect for ages 4-7! Our engaging and colorful resources will help children grasp the significance and positioning of digits within numbers, fostering their mathematical confidence. Each worksheet focuses on developing essential number skills, from identifying units and tens to more advanced place value comprehension. Through hands-on activities, kids will practice recognizing, writing, and organizing numbers, setting a strong foundation for future math success. Let's make learning about place values fun and captivating for your early grade students!


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Understanding 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.
Lets Trade Tens Worksheet
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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 fundamental for young learners aged 4-7 as it shapes their mathematical thinking. At this early stage, grasping the concept of place value lays a crucial foundation for more advanced arithmetic skills. Place values help children recognize that the position of a digit in a number determines its value. For instance, in the number 35, the digit 3 represents thirty, not just three.

For parents and teachers, emphasizing place value can significantly aid in a child's overall number sense. It helps children comprehend that numbers are made up of tens, hundreds, and so on, making addition, subtraction, and even multiplication much simpler to understand. With a strong grasp of place values, children learn to regroup and carry over numbers more easily, forming a robust arithmetic foundation.

Moreover, place value knowledge is integral for mental math and problem-solving. When children understand that a number like 100 is ten times 10, it enhances their ability to manipulate numbers flexibly, fostering confidence in math. By reinforcing place value concepts through various hands-on and visual activities, parents and teachers can ensure children develop a deep, intuitive sense of number systems, promoting a positive attitude towards learning math in the years to come.