2nd Grade Mathematics — Building with Numbers — Place Value and Measurement
Students will understand place value for ones, tens, and hundreds, and how God uses order in all of creation.
Every number is made up of digits, and each digit has a special place. The place tells us how much that digit is worth.
In the number 345, the 5 is in the ones place (worth 5), the 4 is in the tens place (worth 40), and the 3 is in the hundreds place (worth 300).
Just like God put everything in its right place during creation, every digit has its right place in a number. When we understand place value, we can read and write numbers up to 999!
Let's practice: In the number 276, the 6 is in the ones place, the 7 is in the tens place, and the 2 is in the hundreds place. So 276 = 200 + 70 + 6.
Use blocks or small objects to build numbers. Group 10 ones into a ten, and 10 tens into a hundred. Build the numbers 153, 247, and 389 using your groups.