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Place Value of Whole Numbers Through One Million

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Third graders construct numbers to the millions place. In this 30-page place value lesson, learners create numbers and evaluate the place value of digits. They explore standard and expanded form of numbers. An incredible resource!
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Whole Number and Decimal Place Value

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Practice real-world application of decimals by viewing the U.S. National Debt Clock online and discussing the level of outstanding debt. A skit, vocabulary, and various other resources are available.
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Place Value Made Simple

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Elementary schoolers explore place value to the millions place. They construct and evaluate the value of numbers. Working in small groups, pupils problem solve with pocket place value charts, and examine standard and expanded forms. This...
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Decimal Place Value

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plug in numbers into a place value chart with decimals to the hundredths place. In this place value lesson plan, 4th graders fill in answers on the SmartBoard and a worksheet.
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Place Value

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Practice place value skills with this lesson. Learners put numbers in order from greatest to least, identify the values of particular numbers, and engage in an activity to compare numbers using manipulatives.
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Meter Reading Using Place Value

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch a video about reading a gas meter and discuss what they saw in the clip.  In this place value lesson, 4th graders complete a worksheet where they fill in the missing dials on the meters. 
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Naming Numbers Through Hundred Millions And Comma Placement

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders name numbers through the hundred millions place and demonstrate where to correctly place the commas. Using a car place value line, they park cars with numbers on them in the correct place value spot. Students also read...
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Comparing and Ordering Greater Numbers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students line up the digits of the numbers they are comparing in the correct manner. In this comparing numbers lesson, students learn to line numbers up correctly on a place value chart before comparing them. Students then answer teacher...
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Meter Reading Using Place Value

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read gas meters to measure cubic feet and learn place values. In this place value lesson plan, 4th graders watch a video about meter reading and discuss place value on the gas meter dials. Students study a related chart...
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Who Needs Numbers?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars identify whole numbers through the one millions place. In this place value instructional activity, students read the book The Day Without Math and use place value mats to create numbers to the millions place. Young...
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Periods, Places, and Powers of Ten, OH MY!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students label a chart that includes place value periods (units, thousands, millions, billions), places, and examples of each place value in powers of ten. They then show knowledge of how place value relates to power of ten by reading 8...
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Comparing and Ordering Greater Numbers

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners compare and order greater numbers. In this place value lesson, students use a place-value chart to identify which set of numbers has the greatest value.
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And the Number Is (Second Grade)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create Mystery Numbers. They give the class clues about the name, value, and multiples of the digits which make up the number.
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Marking the Minutes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students mark seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc. on class timetable report to keep track of time spent on Uninterrupted Silent Reading.
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Roman Numeration

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Gain a deeper understanding of the base 10 system through practicing conversion to Roman numerals through one million. The class is taught how to read the numerals through modeling and guided practice. This lesson plan includes a...
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Know Numbers Now

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in teams, get a set of magnetic cards. They come up to the front of the class and create a new number on the chart.
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Number: Decimals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the concept of decimals. In this decimals lesson, students examine number patterns as they complete a worksheet that requires them perform multiplication with decimal numbers.
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Unit 2 Sun & Stars

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students describe stellar objects using terms such as stars, planets, satellites, orbits and light. In this sun and stars unit, students research stellar objects through seven individual lessons discovering star characteristics, how...
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Write Me Two Ways

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write numbers in standard and expanded form.  In this writing numbers in standard and expanded form lesson, 5th graders write integers up to billions in word form and standard form.  Students use number cards to...
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Solar System Bead Distance Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a scaled solar system model using colorful beads. In this space science lesson, students convert AU units into metric measurements. They arrange the planets according to their distances from the sun.