The Learning that Led to Today: Tracing the K-8 Progression of Place Value Ideas Through Puzzles

The Learning that Led to Today: Tracing the K-8 Progression of Place Value Ideas Through Puzzles
ATMNE – Warwick, RI – October 23, 2026
NCTM – Denver, CO – October 29, 2026
Jenna Laib

  1. Reflection
  2. Downloadable Resources
  3. Desmos Link
  4. Citations

Reflection

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Downloadable Resources

For the Classroom

  • Inaba’s Place Value Puzzles (Original)
  • Fraction Decimals (Grade 4)
  • Decimals (Grades 5 & 6)
  • Scientific Notation (Grade 8)

For Planning

  • Place Value Learning Progression, K – Grade 3
  • Place Value Learning Progression, Grades 4 – 8

Desmos Link

  • LINK

Resources Cited

Battista, Michael T. (2012). Cognition Based Assessment and Teaching of Place Value: Building on Students’ Reasoning. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann.

Carter, Sarah. (2025). Zero Place Value Puzzles. Math = Love. https://mathequalslove.net/zero-place-value-puzzles/

Inaba, Naoki. (n.d.). Zero Place Value Puzzles [PDF]. https://inabapuzzle.com/study/zero_q.pdf

National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, & Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010). Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Washington, DC: Authors. https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/

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