Number Mastery and Place Value · Number Sense

The Power of Ten

Understanding how grouping items into tens and units makes counting large sets more efficient.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is it easier to count objects in groups of ten rather than one by one?
  2. 2How does the position of a digit change its actual value?
  3. 3What happens to a number when we add one more ten to it?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - NumberNCCA: Primary - Understanding Place Value
Class/Year: 1st Class
Subject: Foundations of Mathematical Thinking
Unit: Number Mastery and Place Value
Period: Number Sense

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