Know the value of each digit based on its position in a number.
Where your child meets this in real life: Understanding money amounts, distances, or measurements where digit position matters
SEAGReady breaks identify place value of a digit into 3 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Identify the value of any digit in numbers up to 999
Identify the value of any digit in numbers up to 999,999
Identify digit values in numbers containing zeros
Three free sample questions from our identify place value of a digit course. Every question comes with a full explanation, and hints that guide without giving the answer away.
Aoife scored 385 points in a spelling test. What is the value of the digit 8 in her score?
The museum had 32,456 visitors last month. What is the value of the digit 2 in this number?
A charity raised 30,405 for a local hospital. What is the value of the digit 3 in this amount?
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
A counter shows 457 points.
What is the value of the digit 5?
457
The rightmost digit, 7, is in the ones place
Step 1 of 3
A counter shows 457 points.
What is the value of the digit 5?
The digit 5 has a value of 50.
The key insight: A digit and its value are different: 5 in the tens place means 50.
Common mix-up: Answering 5. That names the digit, not the value created by its place.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in identify place value of a digit, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
Struggling with identify place value of a digit? The real gap is often in one of these earlier topics.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.
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