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Step-by-step practice: Maths · Level 2Chapter 2 · Tens and ones
Step-by-step Maths Level 2 · Tens and ones · Summary

Step-by-step Maths Level 2 Tens and ones: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 2 tens and ones chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
Ten onesA ten is ten ones. Count the tens, then multiply by ten
Tens and onesThe left digit is the tens; the right digit is the ones
Words 0 to 20Say each name, then write it or read it
Building numbersPut the tens first, then add the ones

Can you…?

  • I know that ten ones make one ten
  • I can say how many tens and ones are in a 2-digit number
  • I can read and write numbers from 0 to 20 in words
  • I can build a number from tens and ones

Key terms

ten
a group of ten ones
tens digit
the digit that shows how many tens, for example the 4 in 47
ones digit
the digit that shows how many ones, for example the 7 in 47
place value
the value a digit has because of where it is in the number

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