The Place Value Song by Jack Hartmann teaches the importance of place value. Place value is crucial for understanding numbers. It is the foundation for understanding numbers, performing calculations and grasping mathematical concepts. Place value helps students understand the position of a number determines its value. Understanding place value builds number sense and understanding that numbers are built from ones, tens, hundreds and so on instead of seeing numbers as isolated digits. Place value knowledge helps children break down complex problems into smaller, more manageable parts.



Place Value Song Lyrics

Place Value tells you where a number’s at
In the ones, tens, one hundreds column
Or more than that
Place value tells you where a number’s at
And that tells you what it’s worth

This is the ones column, this is the tens
This is the hundreds, you can use my friends
To put any digit, from zero to nine
To get the right number every time
Check this out

A 1 in the ones place is worth one
A 1 in the tens place is worth ten
A 1 in the hundreds place is worth 100
That’s the way it works

A 2 in the ones place is worth 2
A 2 in the tens place is worth 20
A 2 in the hundreds place is worth 200
That’s the way it works

A 5 in the ones place is worth 5
A 5 in the tens place is worth 50
A 5 in the hundreds place is worth 500
That’s the way it works

Place Value tells you where a number’s at
In the ones, tens, one hundreds column
Or more than that
Place value tells you where a number’s at
And that tells you what it’s worth

Now let’s build some numbers together
Put a 5 in the one’s place that’s worth 5
An 8 in the tens place, that’s worth 80
What number do we have? We have 85

Put a 7 in the ones place, that’s worth 7
A 9 in the tens place, that’s worth 90
What number do we have? We have 97

Put a 6 in the ones place, that’s worth six
A 5 in the tens place, that’s worth 50
A 3 in the hundreds place, that’s worth 300
What number do we have? We have 356

Place Value tells you where a number’s at
In the ones, tens, hundreds column
Or more than that
Place value tells you where a number’s at
And that tells you what it’s worth

And that tells you what it’s worth!


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