5 Engaging Place Value Activities!
Today I want to share how you can make teaching and learning place value fun, engaging and relevant for your little learners! These 5 activities are designed to assist students in breaking apart 2-digit numbers and seeing the number represented using popsicles or bundling sticks.
Place Value Mats
Did somebody glitter?! Oh, how I LOVE these glitter mats and number cards – how could you not! My favourite way to use these mats is in teaching small groups or with partners.
Students select a number, and using the sticks, they represent the tens and the ones on their mat. They can then ask their partner to check to see if it is correct. These can also be used with MBA if that’s your school’s jam!
Place Value Cards
Place Value No Prep Worksheets
So far, I have shared some really great hands-on activities. However, I also wanted to share these no-prep worksheets that are perfect as evidence of learning for either student books or portfolios or to be sent home.
The worksheets are still engaging and cover various skills, including 1 more, 1 less and 10 more, 10 less. There are 6 different cut-and-paste sheets where students match the correct number or picture of sticks. Also included are 3 worksheets that ask students to colour the right amount of sticks. This is a great activity to follow from the hands-on activities I have shared above!
Place Value Match
Who doesn’t love a matching activity?! I love this activity because it has so many classroom uses! Students can work independently, with partners or in a small group. It is also a great activity to include in math centres or as an early finisher task.
Place Value – Build It!
Have you ever found yourself needing more hands-on materials for math centres? There are only so many sticks or MBA that one classroom has, and when you have little learners working with concrete materials, sometimes you need to improvise! This activity includes all the little bundles and single sticks as cutouts, so if you need more materials, this is for you!
Students love this activity because it is a partner activity that allows students to work together to ensure they use the correct amount of tens and ones. I recommend laminating the mats and pieces so they can be used repeatedly!
Students select a tens and ones number and represent it using the bundling sticks. They then record the number at the bottom of the mat. Their partner then checks their work by counting the bundles and single sticks.
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I have shared some new classroom activities and tips you can use when your little learners learn about Place Value. Let me know in the comments which activity is your favourite!
Happy learning, and remember to teach big and change the world.
