In math we are learning about place value. It is easy. I will tell you all about it. If I had the number 989 for example,the 9 would go in the hundreds place,the 8 would go in the tens place, and the 9 would go in the ones place. It is called place value because the numbers have their own values and they go in certain places to make a number.There is also the thousands,ten thousands and billions place and so on and so forth. Also,we learned about Standard form and Expanded form. Here is an example of standard form:

7909 is standard form.
Now here is 2 examples of expanded form using the same number:
seven thousand nine hundred nine
placevaluechart.gif
This is a place value chart

OR
7000+900+9

I hope I have taught you well enough. I might put a chart for place value on my wiki to give a better example. Please look and comment and maybe,if you can, tell your friends! Thanks for looking. Bye for now.


-Kaylee, Grade 5
Hi Kaylee! I really enjoyed reading your post about place value. It sounds like you understand standard and expanded form. Good Job! -Miss Haas