The Power of Place Value · Number and Algebra

Visualising Tens and Hundreds

Using concrete materials to represent numbers up to 1000 and understanding regrouping.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is it more efficient to count in groups of ten than in ones?
  2. 2How does the value of a digit change when it moves one place to the left?
  3. 3What happens to a number when we have more than nine in any single column?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M2N01
Year: Year 2
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Power of Place Value
Period: Number and Algebra

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