US State Capitals: Place Value to Millions Activity

With this US State Capitals: Place Value to Millions Activity your upper elementary or intermediate students will be able to apply their place value knowledge (to the millions position).

Students will

• find the populations of 11 US State Capitals (Sacramento, Springfield, Jefferson City, Augusta, Montpelier, Phoenix, Boise, Austin, Santa Fe, Honolulu, Frankfort)

• round each one to the nearest ten thousand

• work with the numbers: ordering, comparing, identifying specific place value spots, and writing in expanded form

Grades to Use With:

This lesson is designed for students in grades 4-6 who are learning or reviewing place value concepts (it can be used by American students, of course, but also by students in other countries too!). It could be a great beginning of the year activity as you ease into your math curriculum. It could also be used in high school special education classrooms.

How to Use:

This activity could be used as an in-class assessment during a place value unit. There is an answer key to easily mark the first two pages out of 50. There are also four extension challenges for early finishers. You can let students work on those independently or in small groups.

What's Included:

6 Page PDF:

Title Page

Chart for 11 US State Capitals

Worksheet with 8 Questions

Extension sheet with 4 Challenges

Answer Key

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