Place Value Charts: Place Value Relationships [TEKS Tools Grade 5]
Updated: Jun 19
This post specifically looks at how place value charts can be used to compose/decompose numbers. Read more about TEKS Tools and their rationale here.
PlAce Value Charts
Place value charts, the third TEKS Tool, account for around 9% of each 5th grade STAAR test. These charts help students understand our base-10 number system, including the use of decimals.
The main function of a place value chart is to show the relationship between place value locations in our number system. By visualizing numbers on a place value chart, students can compose, decompose, compare, and order numbers and understand place value magnitude.
Composing/Decomposing
Students deeply understand place value when they can rewrite numbers as the sum of smaller amounts based on various place value understandings.
5.2A - represent the value of the digit in decimals through the thousandths using expanded notation and numerals
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2023-4: three relationships were shown, students had to find a number that matched the given relationships
2025-10: a number was given in expanded notation, students had to find the matching number in word form
5.2A Practice Set
Metric Unit Conversions
The magnitude of each place value, especially when the locations are not adjacent, can be visualized using a place value chart and used to solve metric unit conversions.
5.7A - solve problems by calculating conversions within a measurement system, customary or metric
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2023-15: a value was given in kilograms, students had to convert to grams
5.7A Practice Set
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