Stage 1 · Numbers & Counting

1.3.3 Zero as a placeholder

1.3 Place Value: The Same Digit Means Something Different Depending on Where It Stands

Point 3 of 6

1.3.3 Zero as a placeholder

Core idea

Three hundred five has no 'tens,' so a 0 holds that spot to write 305 — you can't write it as 35

Module goal. Master the place-value rules for ones, tens, hundreds, thousands... and learn to read and write multi-digit numbers
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