In second grade, students typically delve into more advanced concepts related to place value in mathematics. Here's an overview of what grade 2 students learn in place value.
Understanding three-digit numbers
Recognizing and understanding the place value of ones, tens and hundreds in three-digit numbers.
Reading and writing numbers
Reading and writing numbers up to 999.
Representing numbers in standard form.
Expanded form
Expressing numbers in expanded form, breaking them down into hundreds, tens and ones (e.g., 146 as 100+40 + 6).
Comparing numbers
Using the symbols (<, >, =) to compare two-digit numbers.
Ordering numbers from least to greatest and vice versa.
Place value models
Using visual models like base-10 blocks or drawings to represent and understand place value.
Number patterns
Identifying and extending number patterns related to place value (e.g., 24, 34, 44, 54).
Understanding the concept of zero
Recognizing the role of zero as a placeholder in two- and three-digit numbers.
Place value charts
Working with place value charts to organize and understand the value of digits in different place positions.
Estimation
Developing estimation skills by rounding two-digit numbers to the nearest ten, and three-digit numbers to the nearest hundred.
Grade 2 place value and rounding worksheets
In our grade 2 math area, we have a section dedicated to place value and rounding worksheets.
Practice building 3-digit numbers
In these worksheets, students practice building 3-digit numbers by adding multiples of ones, tens and hundreds.
Inserting the missing place value in 3-digit numbers
From the expanded form of 3-digit numbers, students find the missing place value.
Writing 3-digit numbers in expanded form
Next, students write 3-digit numbers in expanded form.
Writing 3-digit numbers in standard form
Students practice writing 3-digit numbers in normal form in these worksheets.
Hundreds, tens and ones worksheets
Students identify the value of the underlined number of 3-digit numbers as either hundreds, tens or ones.
Comparing numbers
Students practice comparing numbers up to 100 and up to 1000 in these sets of worksheets.
Practice ordering numbers
Students are asked to order four numbers from the smallest to the largest.
Rounding numbers to the nearest 10 (0-100)
Students round 2-digit numbers between 10 to 99 to the nearest 10.
Rounding numbers to the nearest 10 (0-1000)
Next, they work on rounding numbers between 1 – 999 to the nearest ten.
Rounding to the nearest hundred
These worksheets cover rounding to the nearest hundred in numbers between 100 to 1000.
Rounding to the nearest ten or hundred
The final set of worksheets ask students to round numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.
