PLACE VALUE
Designed to meet these objectives:
Math
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understand place value concepts.
represent numbers in words, base 10 blocks, standard form, and expanded form.
compare and order numbers.
develop number sense.
Your new Place Value Activity Stations kit features four engaging activities designed to give students a handson understanding of place value! It includes materials for up to four students at a time, so it’s perfect for your
math center or for small groups. The tent-based flip book provides easy-to-follow directions for every activity,
allowing students to work independently and learn at their own pace. All of the activities come with reproducibles
for students to complete. Plus, there’s an Informal Assessment reproducible that provides an excellent way to
monitor student progress.
What’s Included
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Activity directions flip book
4 Build-A-Number flip books
40 Build-A-Number number tiles
48 Order & Compare game cards
4 Spin To Build! spinners
40 Spin To Build! number tiles
Storage box
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20 Place Value Match-Up! strips
60 Place Value Match-Up! cards 2 answer cards
Student reproducibles storage folder
6 vinyl storage pouches
1 drawstring storage pouch
4 student reproducibles
Informal Assessment reproducible
Getting Started
Store the Spin To Build! number tiles in the drawstring bag. Note that there is a different reproducible for
each of the activities in this kit. Be sure to have copies of the reproducibles ready for students to use while
completing the activities. Place the reproducibles inside the storage folder.
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Using the Activity Stations
There are many ways to use the Place Value Activity Stations. Here are a few ideas:
• Each station can be set up as a math center activity. Simply choose the activity that you want students to
complete. Turn the activity directions flip book to the correct page and have students come to the center on
their own. The flip book has directions on the front and back, so it can be placed in the middle of a table to
be read from both sides. Be sure to provide a copy of the corresponding reproducible for each student.
• Divide your students into four groups and have each group work on a different activity. Be sure that the
students understand the directions and have the correct reproducible to complete the activity. You may want
to consider photocopying the directions for each activity so students can reference them as they work.
• Use a station for small-group instruction or as an intervention lesson. Guide students through the activity or
follow the suggestions under “Reteach/Extra Support” for each activity.
• Use the activities for informal assessment. Check the students’ work and record the problems they answered
correctly, as well as those they missed. Write your observations on copies of the Informal Assessment
reproducible (on the back of this guide). Date this assessment sheet and keep it as a record to help plan
future instruction.
About the Activities
Activity #1: Spin To Build!
For this activity, each student needs a spinner and a copy of the Spin To Build! reproducible. They will share
the drawstring bag of number tiles. Turn the directions flip book to the Spin To Build! page. Have students spin
their spinners and pull each number they spin from the bag. They will use the number tiles to complete the
activities on their reproducibles.
Extension Activity
This activity can be used in a whole-group or small-group setting. Invite volunteers to take turns spinning the
spinner and have everyone use the numbers that were spun to complete the reproducible.
Meeting Individual Needs
ELL
Review the meaning of the symbols “>” (greater than), “<” (less than), and “=” (equal to). Encourage
students to write the symbols and meanings in their journals for reference.
Reteach/Extra Support
Have students spin and compare 1-digit numbers, such as “6 < 9.” Provide counters if needed. When students
are ready to compare larger numbers, have place value blocks available to assist them.
Challenge
Prompt students to spin two 4-digit numbers and write an inequality to compare them.
Activity #2: Build-A-Number
For this activity, each student needs a Build-A-Number flip book, a copy of the Build-A-Number reproducible,
and a set of Build-A-Number number tiles. Turn the directions flip book to the Build-A-Number page. The
students’ flip books show numbers in base 10 form. For each page in their flip books, students read the
number, find the corresponding number tiles, and use them to show the number in standard form. Then they
record the number on their reproducibles in base 10 form, expanded form, and standard form. (Answers are
provided on the back of each flip book page, so students can check their own work.)
Extension Activity
Use the Build-A-Number flip books for a quick exit activity when students leave for lunch or recess. Show
students a flip book page and have them tell you the number in either standard or expanded form.
Meeting Individual Needs
ELL
Prompt students to make spelling reference cards for “thousands,” “hundreds,” “tens,” and “ones.”
Encourage them to draw base 10 blocks next to each word for reference. Provide examples of numbers
written in standard form, expanded form, and as base 10 blocks.
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Reteach/Extra Support
Have students practice using base 10 blocks to build numbers. Ask questions such as, “How many tens are in
420?” or “How many thousands are in the number 2,345?”
Challenge
After students have completed the reproducible, direct them to list the numbers from least to greatest. What is
the smallest number in their flip books? What is the largest number?
Activity #3: Order & Compare
For this activity, each student needs a set of 12 Order & Compare game cards and a copy of the Order &
Compare reproducible. Turn the directions flip book to the Order & Compare page. Have students shuffle their
cards and place them face down. Students read the instructions for each activity on the reproducible, draw the
specified number of cards, and complete the activity. They record the results on their reproducibles.
Extension Activity
Pairs or small groups can play a game with their cards. Players shuffle their own cards and place them face
down. For each round, every player turns one card face up. The player with the highest-value card collects
everyone’s face up cards. The player who collects the most cards wins the game.
Meeting Individual Needs
ELL
Reinforce number recognition and the meaning of “greater than” and “less than” by playing the “Extension
Activity” game. Have players announce their wins. (For example: “I win! Forty-six is greater than thirty-one.”)
Reteach/Extra Support
Preselect cards with 2-digit numbers for students to use while completing the activity. Provide a 100s chart for
reference.
Challenge
Help students reinforce their number sense by sequencing all the cards in their decks from least to greatest,
or from greatest to least.
Activity #4: Place Value Match-Up!
For this activity, have students choose up to four Place Value Match-Up! strips and a copy of the Place Value
Match-Up! reproducible. Students will share the Place Value Match-Up! cards. Turn the directions flip book
to the Place Value Match-Up! page. Have students sort the cards into base 10 cards, expanded form cards,
and word form cards. Students then find the cards that match the number on their strips and set them in the
appropriate spaces on their strips. They record the results on their reproducibles. Students can use the answer
cards to check their work.
Extension Activity
Use two sets of the cards, such as the base 10 cards and the word form cards, to play a game of memory. Mix
up the cards and set them face down in rows. Players take turns turning two cards face up at a time. If they
match, the player keeps them. If not, the cards are turned face down again. When all of the pairs have been
found, the player who has the most pairs wins the game.
Meeting Individual Needs
ELL
Encourage players to make a reference list in their math journals of numbers written in word form for 1-20,
30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500.
Reteach/Extra Support
Have players begin with Place Value Match-Up! strips #1 through #7, which focus on 2-digit numbers. Review
how to count base 10 blocks, modeling counting tens first, and then ones.
Challenge
Have students sort the cards into base 10 cards, expanded form cards, and word form cards. Then have them
order each set from least to greatest.
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