Place Value Pokey
Words by: Mrs. Schweikhofer
(To the tune of: Hokey Pokey)
If you start at the ones place
and you move one place left.
You’re now at the tens place
are you ready for the rest?
You do the Place Value Pokey and you turn
yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!
(ONES, TENS)
If you start at the tens place
and you move one place left.
You’re now at the hundreds
are you ready for the rest?
You do the Place Value Pokey and you turn
yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!
(ONES, TENS, HUNDREDS)
If you start at the hundreds
and you move one place left.
You’re now at the thousands
are you ready for the rest?
You do the Place Value Pokey and you turn
yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!
(ONES, TENS, HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS)
If you start at the thousands
and you move one place left.
You’re now at ten-thousands
are you ready for the rest?
You do the Place Value Pokey and you turn
yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!
(ONES, TENS, HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS,
TEN-THOUSANDS)
If you start at ten thousands
and you move one place left.
You’re now hundred-thousands
are you ready for the rest?
You do the Place Value Pokey and
you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about?
(ONES, TENS, HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS
TEN-THOUSANDS, HUNDRED-THOUSANDS)
If you start at hundred-thousands
and you move one place left
You’re now at the millions
are you ready for the rest?
You do the Place Value Pokey and you turn
yourself around
That’s what it’s all about?
(ONES, TENS, HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS
TEN-THOUSANDS, HUNDRED-THOUSANDS
MILLIONS)
This is the beginning
It continues on and on.
Now each time you move one place
by ten you multiply
You do the Place Value Pokey and you turn
yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!