Cornerstones in number : place value (ages 6-9)

Ron Smith
Melbourne, Vic. : Curriculum Corporation, 2007

ISBN: 9781863666534

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Book description
Place value is one of the most important topics in primary mathematics. Students require a thorough understanding of place value when learning the formal process of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Students also use place value knowledge when thinking about numbers and computing mentally. Notions of place value underpin decimal currency and metric measurement.

Cornerstones in Number: Place Value (ages 6-9) comprehensively guides students to an understanding of place value concepts for two- and three-digit numbers. This provides a sound knowledge base to further their place value skills with numbers of four or more digits, learn formal processes and complete money and measurement computations with ease.

This book can also be used as a meaningful and focused approach for students who are struggling with place value concepts in the middle and upper primary years. The teaching and learning ideas on this book should be used alongside the effective strategies that teaches are already using in the classroom.