Max Maths, Year 1, Learn together, Place value

In the 'Max Maths, Year 1, Learn together, Place value' section, young learners are introduced to the fundamental concept of place value in an engaging and visual way. The lesson begins by asking the students to look at pictures that visually represent numbers in terms of tens and ones. This method helps children to grasp the idea that numbers are made up of different parts and that each digit in a number has a specific value depending on its position.

For example, in the first picture (a), the illustration shows there is 1 ten and 2 ones, which is explained to equal the number 12. This visual representation helps students understand that the number 12 consists of one group of ten and two additional single units. Similarly, in picture (b), the students see that there is 1 ten and 5 ones. This combination is clarified to be the number 15, with the '1 ten' signifying a group of ten and the '5 ones' indicating five single units. These examples provide a clear and simple way for Year 1 students to start recognising the value of digits in different places within a number.