Are you in search of additional practice to strengthen your first grader's place value skills? This activity, which uses a combination of symbols and numbers, is an ideal way to provide that extra practice. Students will work on adding values and complete a challenge problem involving the sum of multiple digits, reinforcing their place value skills.

First graders should develop a fundamental understanding of place value, focusing on the concept that each digit in a number represents a specific value based on its position. They should be able to recognize and describe the value of digits in two-digit numbers, understanding that the leftmost digit represents tens and the rightmost digit represents ones. Standards for teaching place value in first grade typically include recognizing, reading, writing, and comparing numbers up to at least 100.