Max Maths, Year 1, Work Book, Place value

In the Max Maths Year 1 Workbook, the section on place value provides a series of exercises to help young learners understand the concept of tens and ones. Practice 3 focuses on reinforcing this understanding through a variety of tasks. The first activity asks students to complete a series of equations that break down numbers into tens and ones. For example, they are given the number 17 and must identify that it consists of 10 and 7 ones, so they fill in the blank to make the equation correct: 17 = 10 + 7. Similarly, they are shown how the numbers 11, 13, 14, 16, and 20 can be decomposed into 10 and the corresponding number of ones.

The second task involves visual learning, where students are presented with groups of objects. They must circle the group that represents ten and then fill in the blanks to express the total number as a combination of tens and ones. For instance, if there are 10 apples circled and 3 apples not circled, they would write the number as 10 tens and 3 ones. The third activity further develops place value skills by asking students to fill in blanks for a series of numbers, showing the tens and ones separately. Words like 'thirteen', 'fourteen', and 'sixteen' are given, and students must break these down into the correct number of tens and ones in a tabular format. This engaging and interactive approach helps Year 1 students grasp the foundational concept of place value in a clear and structured manner.