Counting to Place Value

Bridge from counting skills to understanding place value. This path shows how skip counting patterns reveal the structure of our base-ten number system, leading naturally into place value and expanded form.

4 stepsBest for: Grades K-1

Step 1 · Kindergarten

Skip Counting Patterns

Count by 2s, 5s, and 10s to discover patterns that reveal how our number system is organized.

Count by 2s Count by 5s Count by 10s

Step 2 · Kindergarten

Ones and Tens Place Value

Understand that two-digit numbers are composed of tens and ones, connecting counting to number structure.

Place Value: Ones Place Value: Tens

Step 3 · Grade 1

Place Value to Hundreds

Extend place value understanding to three-digit numbers with ones, tens, and hundreds.

Place Value: Ones and Tens Place Value: Hundreds

Step 4 · Grade 1

Expanded Form

Write numbers in expanded form to show the value each digit contributes based on its position.

Expanded Form: Tens Expanded Form: Hundreds