Place Value Street Story 2008 Lessons At Your

Place Value Street Story © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

Place Value Street • There is a story that is told of a few families that moved onto a street that will help you remember about the different periods in a place value chart, where commas are found, and how to read large numbers. © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• There once was a family that moved onto a street called: Place Value Street © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• The family had three children. Their names were One, Ten, and Hundred Place Value Street H T O © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• The family loved living on Place Value Street H T O © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• The children played outside all of the time. Place Value Street H T O © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• One day, a new family moved onto Place Value Street H T O © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• They had three children also, their names were: One, Ten, and Hundred. Place Value Street H T O © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips H T O

• The children loved playing together. Place Value Street H T O © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips H T O

• One day when the children were all playing outside, the mom of the first family wanted her children to come in for dinner. Place Value Street H T O © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips H T O

• She called out, “One, Ten, Hundred, it is time to come in for dinner. ” Place Value Street H T O © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips H T O

• The children did not know which set of children needed to come in because their names were the same. Place Value Street H T O © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips H T O

• The parents decided to put a fence between the houses. H T O , © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips Place Value Street H T O

• They also gave themselves a last name. H T O , © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips Place Value Street H T O

• The first family on Place Value Street called themselves the “Ones” family. H T O , © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips Place Value Street Ones H T O

• They second family called themselves the “Thousands” family. Thousands H T O , © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips Place Value Street Ones H T O

• This solved all of their problems. When the gate was up, the families knew that they had to call out the last names of the children they wanted. Thousands H T O , © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips Place Value Street Ones H T O

• If the gate was up and the Thousands mom only wanted her child named Ten, she would have to call out: “Ten Thousands. ” Thousands H T O , © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips Place Value Street Ones H T O

• Now, let’s use this story and add some numbers. Thousands H T O , © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips Place Value Street Ones H T O

• How would you read this number? Thousands H T O , Place Value Street Ones H T O 249 3 1 5 © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• Begin by reading the numbers in the house farthest to the left, when you get to a comma (gate) say the last name of the family. Thousands H T O , Place Value Street Ones H T O 249 3 1 5 Two hundred forty-nine thousand, © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• Next, read the numbers in the next house. Thousands H T O , Place Value Street Ones H T O 249 3 1 5 Two hundred forty-nine thousand, three hundred fifteen © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• Since there is no comma (gate) after this house, there is no need for a last name. Thousands H T O , Place Value Street Ones H T O 249 3 1 5 Two hundred forty-nine thousand, three hundred fifteen © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• How would you read this number? Thousands H T O , Place Value Street Ones H T O 62 1 1 4 © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• Begin by reading the numbers in the house farthest to the left with numbers, when you get to a comma (gate) say the last name of the family. Thousands H T O , Place Value Street Ones H T O 62 1 1 4 Sixty-two thousand, © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• Next, read the numbers in the next house. Thousands H T O , Place Value Street Ones H T O 62 1 1 4 Sixty-two thousand, one hundred fourteen © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips

• Do we have to give the last set of numbers a last name? Thousands H T O , Place Value Street Ones H T O 62 1 1 4 Sixty-two thousand, one hundred fourteen © 2008 Lessons At Your Fingertips