Mathematics is a subject that goes from basic to advance and concrete to abstract. If the student is left behind in basics he/she can't reach the level of advance, so basics like place and face value, basic 4 operations of maths play a vital role in mathematics learning. Key Points Steps to be followed to strengthen place and face value concepts among students Use square boxes to fill numbers according to place and face values. Using concrete materials to strengthen the concept of place value in students. Creating a number pattern starting with the given number. Representing the number with beads on an abacus.​ Using Daniel blocks. ​Hence teachers should use concrete materials to strengthen the concept of place value in students. Additional Information Face value remains the same : Place value changes according to the place of the digit, for example in 325 and 541 face value of 5 is the same in both but coming to place value it represents ones in 325 and hundreds in 541.