Place Value: Tens and Units Mastery
Year 5 Mathematics Understanding numbers up to 100 Building strong foundations
WALT - We Are Learning To
Understand and identify the place value of digits in 2-digit numbers up to 100 Read and write numbers up to 100 in numerals and words Compare and order numbers to 100 confidently
Success Criteria - How We Know We've Succeeded
I can explain the value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens and units) I can write numbers up to 100 in letters and digits I can compare two numbers using >, < and = signs correctly I can order a sequence of numbers from smallest to largest accurately
Place Value Exploration
Look at the number 57 The 5 is in the TENS place = 50 The 7 is in the UNITS place = 7 Together: 50 + 7 = 57
Reading Numbers in Different Ways
{"left":"Numerals: 24, 46, 83, 91\nWords: twenty-four, forty-six, eighty-three, ninety-one\nTens and Units: 2 tens 4 units","right":"Tens and Units: 4 tens 6 units\nTens and Units: 8 tens 3 units\nTens and Units: 9 tens 1 unit"}
Comparing Numbers Game
Which is bigger: 45 or 54? Look at the TENS place first! 45 has 4 tens, 54 has 5 tens 5 tens > 4 tens, so 54 > 45
Quick Check Understanding
What does the digit 6 represent in the number 67? How would you write thirty-eight in numerals? Which is smaller: 29 or 92? How do you know?
What We've Learned Today
Every digit in a number has a place and value The tens place tells us how many groups of ten The units place tells us how many ones We can read, write, and compare numbers confidently
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