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Base Ten and Place Value Concepts

Tutorials and lessons for understanding place value systems. An early and solid understanding of base ten can lead to mathematical success in later years.
A Guide to Whole Number Place Value
This guide provides practical information about understanding and common errors in the development of place value concepts.
All About Place Value
Interactive tutorials to understand several place value concepts. Understanding of place value is one of math's most significant concepts in K-8.
Base Ten Block Activities
Base ten block cut outs, grid paper, and an interactive applet to assist and enhance the comprehension of this extremely important concept.
Base Ten Block Interactive Tutorial
An excellent interactive tutorial for base ten. This helps with base ten for ones, tens, and hundreds. Provides excellent visual examples to assist with the place value system.
Engaging Young Ones With Base Ten
An excellent online tool to develop base ten concepts. Use the strips to represent numbers.
Place Value Chart
Studying place value? Use the chart and instructions here to improve your grade and understanding of this concept.
Place Value Guide for Parents and Tutors
Follow these well written guidelines to assist children with the place value concept. Provides an excellent grounding to support these essential mathematical concepts.
Place Value Puzzler
A fun way to learn the place value system. Click on the level of difficulty to practice place value identification. Easy to do interactive activities to develop the place value concepts.
Place Value to 1000, What is it?
A great introduction to place value. Introduces and demonstrates how to understand the concept. Provides a practical guide to undestanding place value at the early elementary level.
Place Value Tutorial
Enter any number to see the place values. Also provides interactive tutorials to show large integers and decimals in the place value syste.
Place Value With Decimals
An introduction to place values using decimal. A great chart to assist you to see place value on both sides of 0.
Practical Strategies
Excellent strategies to help 6-8 year olds understand early place value concepts. Lots of manipulative suggestions to engage children.
Reinforcing Place Value
Practical suggestions and advice to support understanding and comprehension in the place value system.
Understanding Early Place Value Concepts
An easy to understand guide about place value, ordering numbers and using expanded form.
Worksheet on Place Value - 5 Places
Click on 'Create Workseet Now' for this practice sheet on identifying place value in 5 places. Helps solidify this important concept. If you want solutions, enter your email.

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