Halloween Place Value Activities - Tens and Ones - Dienes - KS1 Maths
Halloween Place Value Activities - Tens and Ones
Make learning place value fun this Halloween with this engaging, hands-on maths resource for KS1
Children will practise recognising tens and ones using Dienes (base-ten blocks) while exploring friendly skeleton-themed activities.
Perfect for maths centres, independent learning, continuous provision, morning activities and seasonal maths lessons.
What’s included?
10 Skeleton Write the Room cards – Children move around the classroom, find the numbered skeletons and work out their values by counting tens and ones.
Write the Room recording sheet – Children record the value of each skeleton they find.
Write the Room answer key – Ideal for teacher assessment or independent self-checking.
12 Skeleton Place Value Clip Cards – Children count the tens and ones and use a peg to select the correct answer from three choices.
Clip Card answer key – For quick checking.
Teacher instructions – Simple guidance for preparing and using both activities.
Why teachers will love it
✓ Two engaging activities in one resource
✓ Encourages practical, hands-on learning
✓ Reinforces understanding of tens and ones
✓ Supports independent learning and self-checking
✓ Black-and-white activity cards for economical printing
✓ Perfect for a Halloween-themed maths area
Number range: Numbers represented using up to 9 tens and 9 ones, without requiring children to regroup.
Format: Printable A4 PDF. Simply print, cut out and laminate the activity cards for repeated use.
Bring a little Halloween fun into your maths lessons while building children’s confidence with place value!

