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title: 'Video: What first graders learn about two-digit numbers'
description: First graders typically learn about the tens and ones places in two-digit numbers. See how to tell if your first-grade child is on track with place values.
slug: video-what-first-graders-learn-about-two-digit-numbers
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:31:58.989Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-first-graders-learn-about-two-digit-numbers
lang: en
---

# Video: What first graders learn about two-digit numbers

Kids in first grade typically learn about two-digit numbers. They find out why the three in 39 is worth more than the three in 43. Watch this video from founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to understand how this is taught and what your child is expected to understand.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/8EDC78B354CD48D790AA24A648AD2607/3bdfdea22140c365026a5ae0a42f433a/VideoWhatFirstGradersLearnAboutTwoDigitNumbersAlt.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/2ZBtJcKR77Y)

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