Primary Maths • Years 0–6

Place Value Resources

See how each digit changes value by its position.

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Maths at a glance

See the idea

Tens & ones47 = 4 tens + 7 ones
Hundreds305 = 3 hundreds + 5 ones
Thousands4,206
Decimal places2.375

Learning pathway

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Year 0Early number foundationsYear 1Tens and onesYear 2Larger numbers and place valueYear 3Hundreds, tens and onesYear 4Numbers to 10,000Year 5Place value to millionsYear 6Large numbers and decimal places

Key skills

What learners practise

grouping quantities in tens and hundredsreading and writing multi-digit numberspartitioning and recombining numbersidentifying the value of each digitcomparing and ordering numbersrounding using place-value understanding
Teaching tips
  • Build numbers with place-value materials before moving to written notation.
  • Ask learners to rename the same number in different ways, such as 340 as 34 tens or 3 hundreds and 4 tens.
  • Use number lines to connect place value with comparison, ordering and rounding.

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AdditionSubtractionDecimalsMeasurementAll topics

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