Maths PLACE VALUE Activities and Games

This resource helps students to understand and use place value. It includes games and worksheets, perfect for maths centres. Activities teach students how to read and write numbers, and understand their value.

What’s included?

• 3 images/poster to display
• 4 worksheets to introduce and perfect the concept
• 30 games boards
• certificates for game winners

HOW TO PLAY GAMES As this is a dice game, it also makes students aware of the “chance” or “odds” of their decisions. This game makes perfect way students think about the value of the place, because they have to choose where to write numbers.

Players decide if the goal is the largest or smallest number.

• Players throw a 10-sided die and record their number in columns on their game sheet.
• Students quickly realise that the “place” they choose for their number, matters a great deal.
• They keep rolling until all place/columns are filled and there is a winner.

There are a variety of boards catering from tens up to 100 000, so as students gain understanding and expertise, they can increase the difficulty.

It is a good idea to insist the players read the numbers they have created to make sure they fully understand the columns, numbers etc. It is good practice, reading numbers, especially large ones.