Unlock your child's potential in math with our "Understanding Place Values" normal math worksheets designed specifically for ages 5-8. These interactive and engaging worksheets foster a strong foundation in place value concepts, helping young learners grasp the importance of each digit’s position in numbers. Through colorful exercises and fun activities, children will enhance their numeracy skills, recognize tens and units, and confidently apply their knowledge. Perfect for homeschooling or classroom use, these worksheets provide essential practice that encourages a love of learning while building essential math skills. Explore our resources today and watch your child shine in their understanding of place values!


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Comparing Numbers based on Place Value

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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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Base 10 Blocks Worksheet: Part 1
Base 10 Blocks Worksheet: Part 1

Base 10 Blocks Worksheet: Part 1

Need help teaching place value without manipulatives? Kids Academy has you covered! Our printable worksheet will help learners review the language like cubes, longs and flats. Just use the images at the top as a reference and have learners circle the answers and select its expanded form. Kids will master one to four-digit numbers without needing manipulatives.
Base 10 Blocks Worksheet: Part 1
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Base 10 Blocks Worksheet: Part 2
Base 10 Blocks Worksheet: Part 2

Base 10 Blocks Worksheet: Part 2

Need practice with one- to four-digit numbers using base blocks? This worksheet is perfect! Review the cubes and language to ensure understanding. View the images and select the correct number. Check the expanded form to finish this free printable math practice!
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Understanding place value is essential for children ages 5-8 as it forms the foundation of their mathematical skills. For parents and teachers, grasping this concept is crucial because it directly impacts a child's ability to solve more complex arithmetic operations later in their academic journey. Place value teaches children that the position of a digit affects its value, helping them make sense of larger numbers and enhance their counting skills.

When children learn about place value, they begin to understand why the number 10 is different from 1, and how 100 is greater than 10. This understanding promotes number sense and enhances numeracy, which is vital for everyday tasks as well as academic success.

Moreover, a solid grasp of place value fosters confidence in young learners and leads to a more profound understanding of math concepts in general. Parent and teacher engagement in reinforcing these skills—through games, hands-on activities, and positive reinforcement—can create a supportive learning environment. Investing time and effort into teaching place values helps children become competent in mathematics, paving the way for lifelong skills that will benefit them in various aspects of their lives. Understanding place value is not just a fundamental math concept; it’s a key to unlocking their mathematical potential.