Number Power and Place Value · Number & Operations

The Magic of Ten

Grouping units into tens and tens into hundreds to understand place value positions.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is it easier to count large groups of objects by tens rather than ones?
  2. 2How does the position of a digit change its actual value?
  3. 3What happens to a number when we have more than nine in the tens place?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - NumberNCCA: Primary - Understanding Place Value
Class/Year: 2nd Class
Subject: Mathematical Explorers: Building Foundations
Unit: Number Power and Place Value
Period: Number & Operations

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