Place Value Assessment
Get accurate Place Value data for every student in your class — without spending your weekend marking.
This Place Value Assessment takes the guesswork out of tracking where your students are with place value understanding. Designed for busy primary teachers, it gives you meaningful, curriculum-aligned data quickly and efficiently, so you can plan targeted teaching and report with confidence. Know exactly which students need extension and who needs consolidation — all from one easy-to-use assessment tool.
Why teachers love it:
- Saves marking time — clear, structured assessment format makes scoring fast and consistent
- Curriculum-aligned — covers Australian Curriculum place value content descriptors
- Informs your teaching — identifies gaps and strengths so you can differentiate with confidence
- Reporting-ready — gather the evidence you need for progress reports and parent-teacher interviews
- Student-centred — age-appropriate tasks that assess genuine understanding, not just rote answers
Perfect for:
- Pre- and post-assessment of place value units
- Tracking individual student progress over time
- Identifying students who need extension or additional support
- Gathering evidence for curriculum reporting
- Parent-teacher conference preparation
What's included:
A printable PDF Place Value Assessment with student-facing tasks and teacher-friendly marking guides, aligned to the Australian Curriculum Mathematics strand.
Spend less time marking, more time teaching — this assessment does the heavy lifting for you!
Teaching place value?
Our place value teaching guide has ten strategies and hands-on activities to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
OUR HAPPINESS GUARANTEE
We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
