1. Place Value Street Story

2. Place Value Street
There is a story that is told of a few families that moved onto a street that will help you remember about the different periods in a place value chart, where commas are found, and how to read large numbers.

3. There once was a family that moved onto a street called:
Place Value Street

4. The family had three children. Their names were One, Ten, and Hundred
Place Value Street H T O

5. The family loved living on Place Value Street.

6. The children played outside all of the time.
Place Value Street H T O

7. One day, a new family moved onto Place Value Street.H T O

8. They had three children also, their names were: One, Ten, and Hundred.
Place Value Street H T O H T O

9. The children loved playing together.
Place Value Street H T O H T O

10. One day when the children were all playing outside, the mom of the first family wanted her children to come in for dinner.
Place Value Street H T O H T O

11. She called out, “One, Ten, Hundred, it is time to come in for dinner.”
Place Value Street H T O H T O

12. The children did not know which set of children needed to come in because their names were the same.
Place Value Street H T O H T O

13. , The parents decided to put a fence between the houses. H T O H T O
Place Value Street H T O H T O

14. , They also gave themselves a last name. H T O H T O
Place Value Street H T O H T O

15. The first family on Place Value Street called themselves the “Ones” family.,
Place Value Street
Ones H T O H T O

16. , They second family called themselves the “Thousands” family. H T O H
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O

17. This solved all of their problems
This solved all of their problems. When the gate was up, the families knew that they had to call out the last names of the children they wanted. ,
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O

18. If the gate was up and the Thousands mom only wanted her child named Ten, she would have to call out: “Ten Thousands.” ,
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O

19. , Now, let’s use this story and add some numbers. H T O H T O
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O

20. , 2 4 9 3 1 5 How would you read this number? H T O H T O Thousands
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O 2 4 9 3 1 5

21. Begin by reading the numbers in the house farthest to the left, when you get to a comma (gate) say the last name of the family. ,
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O 2 4 9 3 1 5
Two hundred forty-nine thousand,

22. , 2 4 9 3 1 5 Next, read the numbers in the next house. H T O H T O
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O 2 4 9 3 1 5
Two hundred forty-nine thousand,
three hundred fifteen

23. Since there is no comma (gate) after this house, there is no need for a last name.
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O 2 4 9 3 1 5
Two hundred forty-nine thousand,
three hundred fifteen

24. , 6 2 1 1 4 How would you read this number? H T O H T O Thousands Ones
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O 6 2 1 1 4

25. Begin by reading the numbers in the house farthest to the left with numbers, when you get to a comma (gate) say the last name of the family. ,
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O 6 2 1 1 4
Sixty-two thousand,

26. , 6 2 1 1 4 Next, read the numbers in the next house. H T O H T O
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O 6 2 1 1 4
Sixty-two thousand,
one hundred fourteen

27. , 6 2 1 1 4 Do we have to give the last set of numbers a last name? H
Place Value Street
Thousands
Ones H T O H T O 6 2 1 1 4
Sixty-two thousand,
one hundred fourteen