5th Grade Place Value & Powers of 10 - Exponents Activities 5.NBT.1 5.NBT.2

Make 5th grade place value click! This powers of 10 unit covers 5.NBT.A.1 & 5.NBT.A.2 with discovery activities, exponents worksheets, anchor charts & assessments. (← 163-char indexed snippet: primary keywords in first two sentences) Stop drilling and start discovering! This 28-page, print-and-go fifth grade math unit helps students discover the 10 times / 1/10 rule, patterns in zeros, decimal-point shifts, and whole-number exponents — the conceptual foundation for all decimal work in Grade 5. ⭐ WHAT'S INSIDE (28 pages) • 3 discovery activities: Place Value Shifts (hands-on digit cards), Power of 10 Patterns (4.5 × 10/100/1,000/10,000 & 4,500 ÷ 10/100/1,000), Exponent Notation (10¹–10⁶) • Full teacher lesson scripts for 3 days with word-for-word talk moves • Large printable place value chart (thousandths → hundred-thousands) + cut-apart digit cards • Decimal-point-shift observation recording sheets • 2 anchor charts: the 10x Rule & 1/10 Rule with visual arrows + exponent notation chart • 28 practice problems with worked-solution answer keys • Vocabulary foldable (place value, digit, base, exponent, power, powers of 10) • 4 exit tickets + 12-question quiz with answer keys • CCSS alignment chart for 5.NBT.A.1 & 5.NBT.A.2 🎯 WHY TEACHERS LOVE IT ✔ Discovery-based (students generalize the rules instead of memorizing) ✔ Hands-on manipulatives = perfect for math centers, intervention & special education ✔ Zero-prep: print, laminate the chart, and teach ✔ Rigorous Grade-5 level — neither too basic nor too advanced 📚 STANDARDS ADDRESSED 5.NBT.A.1 – a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left. 5.NBT.A.2 – patterns in zeros when multiplying by powers of 10; decimal-point placement when multiplying/dividing by powers of 10; whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10. Perfect for: 5th grade math units, place value worksheets, powers of ten practice, multiplying and dividing by powers of 10, exponent introduction, test prep, STAAR/SBAT review, homework, morning work, and sub plans. Also supports 4th grade enrichment (ten times greater) and 6th grade review. Search-friendly terms: place value chart with powers of 10, ten times greater, one tenth, powers of ten, exponent form, standard form, expanded form, decimal shift, base ten. © UM Printables — Premium Educational Resources. Single-classroom license.