Representing Numbers With Place Value Activities And Games

3/7/2021

Place value activities help children to understand numbers and what the digits mean. Here are some fun place value games and activities to help children to represent numbers in a variety of ways.

Representing numbers with place value games and activities

Different Ways For Representing Numbers

Here is a matching game that helps kids find the three different forms of the number: standard notation, expanded notation, and base ten form.

Standard notation is the way we usually see numbers written. Here is a set of numbers that are two or three digits. They are helpful for learning to practice saying the numbers and can be used for explaining what the different digits represent.

Expanded notation is like stretching out a number. It shows what each digit represents.

Base ten form uses base ten blocks to represent each of the digits in a number. Here are some hundred blocks, ten blocks, and units or one blocks. In this example there are 6 hundreds, 8 tens, and 7 ones.

bingo cards for representing numbers games

These bingo cards go with the number cards above. You can choose one set of numbers and play bingo with them. The base ten cards are more difficult to use, so I recommend that you do this with partners so that the players can look carefully at the cards to figure out the numbers. The expanded notation and standard notation cards can be used with larger groups.

Place Value Games And Resources

Here are some base ten shapes that can be printed on card stock and laminated for use when actual base ten blocks are not available. You can find out more by clicking on the image.

Themed place value worksheets are a great way to move from concrete activities to abstract practice. These worksheets are great for year round use. They give practice with standard notation, expanded notation, base ten form, and number words. I have made a generic one as well.

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This is the product that I used in the above examples. It contains the three forms of representing numbers and 6 bingo cards. Click on the image to find out more.