Place Value
Understand what each digit is worth depending on where it sits: ones, tens, hundreds and thousands.
What your child learns
- Name the place of any digit
- Know the value of a digit (the 4 in 3,482 is worth 400)
- Write numbers in expanded form
Example
5,206 = 5,000 + 200 + 0 + 6.
Practice questions
A taste of the questions in BloomTracks – the app makes fresh ones every time and adjusts the level as your child answers.
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Question 1 · Level 1
What digit is in the ones place?
82- 2
- 8
- 4
- 7
Show the answer
Answer: 2
In 82, the ones digit is 2 (it is worth 2).
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Question 2 · Level 3
What digit is in the ones place?
6,424- 4
- 6
- 9
- 2
Show the answer
Answer: 4
In 6,424, the ones digit is 4 (it is worth 4).
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Question 3 · Level 5
What digit is in the tens place?
577,977- 8
- 7
- 9
- 5
Show the answer
Answer: 7
In 577,977, the tens digit is 7 (it is worth 70).
Try it at home
Read house numbers or prices and ask what the middle digit is worth.
Key takeaway
Moving one place left makes a digit worth ten times more.
Practise place value with Bloomie
Bloomie reads every question aloud, listens to spoken answers and adapts the difficulty one question at a time.