MathsYears 4–5Number & Place Value

Place value in 4-digit numbers

Recognise the place value of each digit in a 4-digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens, ones)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine 1,432 straws. You bundle them into groups of 1,000, 100, 10 and ones. You get 1 bundle of 1,000, 4 bundles of 100, 3 bundles of 10 and 2 single straws left over!

  2. 2

    How many bundles of 100 are in 1,432?

  3. 3

    Build 2,356 by dragging thousands, hundreds, tens and ones.

  4. 4

    What's the value of each digit in 3,704?

  5. 5

    Now try 5,089 — show me how many thousands, hundreds, tens and ones.

  6. 6

    What is the value of the 6 in 6,241?

  7. 7

    What does 0 mean in 3,704?

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