A book about place value. Perfect for the elementary classroom.

The Little Book of Place Value

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Larger numbers are written with commas separating every three digits. The digits in large numbers are in groups of three. These groups are called periods.

This makes reading larger numbers a lot easier than you think.

Look at the following number: 345,678,123

three hundred forty-five million, six hundred seventy-eight thousand, one hundred twenty-three

Reading only three digits at a time, and adding the period where they belong to, makes it easy to read them.

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Decimal numbers are written with a decimal point.

The digits to the right of the decimal point are read as whole numbers, and the place of the last digit names the decimal.

four hundred thirty-two thousandths The last digit of the number is in the thousandths place.

Graciela is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Class of 2019, Book Creator Ambassador, and Google Certified Educator from Monterrey, Mexico. She is currently in charge of the Advanced Math Program for Elementary students at Latin American School, a renowned bilingual institution and Apple Distinguished School. Her hobbies include sewing, embroidery, and crocheting. Teaching is her overall favorite activity.

&#9989; This number has a 5 in the hundreds place. &#9989; The digit in the tens place is 4 less than the digit in the hundreds place. &#9989; The digit in the ones place is three more than the digit in the tens place.

three hundred fifteen and eighty-two thousand six hundred seventy-four hundred-thousandths

The decimal point after a whole number is read as and.

The last digit of the decimal is in the hundred-thousandths place.

Decimal places are spelled with ths at the end.

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