Mathematics·Number Representation & Place Value·conceptual
A Ten Is Ten Ones
Understand that 10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones — called a 'ten'
Suggested ages 6–7
Learning journey
Your child is learning how numbers work by understanding place value — discovering that in two-digit numbers, each digit has a different value depending on whether it represents tens or ones.
Evidence of understanding
- Group 10 single cubes into one rod of 10 and explains why
- Explain that 10 ones is the same as 1 ten
- Exchange 10 ones for a single tens block
Assessment prompt
Can A Ten Is Ten Ones explain that ten single objects bundled together make 'one ten' — and that this is why we write 10 with a 1 in the tens place and a 0 in the ones place?
Standards alignment
1.NBT.2.aUS · ccss-math
10 as a bundle of ten ones
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · 1