This is a 22-slide PowerPoint presentation I use to introduce place value basics to my 5th-grade students. The PowerPoint includes examples and independent practice (with answer keys) after each individual concept. It also includes a "Pop Quiz" (with answers) at the end to cover all concepts. The concepts covered include:1) Periods,2) Places,3) Values,4) Standard Form,5) Word Form (with instruction on hyphenating two-digit numbers and in placing commas properly in word forms), and6) Expanded