Free Year 3 place value worksheets
8 free printable Year 3 place value worksheets for Australian classrooms, place value of digits. Every answer key is computed in code from the exact questions on the page, so the answers are never wrong. Pick a set below to print or save as a PDF, or make your own. There is no login, and Pro unlocks the printable answer key and removes the watermark.
What the Australian Curriculum asks for in Year 3 place value
The Version 9.0 Mathematics content descriptions mapped to this topic, in plain English. Open one for the full breakdown, a teaching guide and every matching worksheet.
- AC9M3N01 · Order numbers beyond 10000Recognise, represent and order natural numbers beyond ten thousand using standard naming and writing conventions.
- AC9M3N03 · Add and subtract to three digitsAdd and subtract two- and three-digit numbers by using place value to partition, rearrange and regroup.
Content descriptions are paraphrased in our own words from the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0, © ACARA, licensed CC BY 4.0.
What is place value?
Place value is the idea that a digit's value depends on its position, the 3 in 30 is worth thirty, the 3 in 300 is worth three hundred.
How to teach it
Build numbers with base-ten blocks or bundles of ten, then say the value of each digit ('the 3 is worth 30'). Expand numbers (300 + 40 + 2).
Worked example
Common mistake
Reading a digit at face value regardless of its column, and dropping the zero as a place-holder (e.g. writing 32 for 302).
What's inside
- What is the value of the digit 6 in 47526?
- What is the value of the digit 4 in 34695?
- What is the value of the digit 0 in 25043?
- What is the value of the digit 5 in 56110?
- What is the value of the digit 2 in 26217?
- What is the value of the digit 2 in 22219?
Sample questions. Each printable set below has fresh numbers; its printable answer key is available with Pro.
Year 3 place value worksheet sets
All place value worksheets →Sets A-H are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.
Frequently asked questions
Are these Year 3 place value worksheets free?
Yes. Every worksheet on ChalkBee is free to view and print or save as a PDF, with no login required, and the answer key is free too. Pro removes the watermark and adds differentiated sets, worksheet packs and unlimited custom generation.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes, free, on every sheet. The answers are computed in code from the exact questions on the page, and the key prints on a page of its own so the student sheet stays clean.
Which Australian Curriculum codes does this cover?
These place value worksheets sit alongside the Version 9.0 Mathematics content descriptions AC9M3N01 and AC9M3N03 for Year 3. Each code links to a page with a plain-English summary you can paste into a planning document.
How was the Year 3 level chosen?
The worksheets use Australian year-level naming and Australian English spelling, matched to an age-equivalent level in the library. There are 8 printable sets on this page, with dollars and cents for money and metric units for measurement.
How do I print or download them?
Open any set, then use your browser's print option to print it or to save it as a PDF. The pages are laid out to print cleanly on standard letter or A4 paper.