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How can we help students think about very small place values such as thousandths and millionths in the same way we get students to think about very large place values such as millions and billions?
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Start with a strong foundation: Ensure that students have a solid understanding of place value concepts for whole numbers before introducing decimals and very small place values. This includes understanding the ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on. Show more…
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