The story My Place Value My Space Value materialized after teaching first grade for nine years and each year I would introduce the standard MGSE1-NBT-1 MGSE1-MD-4 (Students show their understanding of place value in a formative assessment lesson), by always incorporating my own children as a means to connect with my students. The story brought to life the standard of Place Value, in a way that the students could relate the skills to their own learning environment, to their community and to their text-books as well.