Place Value Games

Key Stage 2 (KS2) Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 maths dice games for place value up to millions and decimals to 3 places. Includes games for 4, 5, 6 and 7 digit numbers (thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands and millions) and 1, 2 and 3 decimal places (tenths, hundredths and thousandths). A fun, more challenging and strategic twist on an old idea, these 19 games will make students think carefully about where to place digits, practise their ordering skills, develop interesting tactics and prolong the uncertainty until the final moments. 24 pages, PDF format.

• Great for starters, early finishers, revision or as a fun homework task
• Many levels of challenge - ideal for differentiation or for use across year groups
• Use as printed worksheets or else laminate (or use in dry-wipe sleeves) and complete with whiteboard pens
• Instead of playing in pairs, you might form small groups - pairs could play against pairs instead of one-versus-one and you might appoint a checker who can adjudicate (and then swap roles for the next game). Consider enlarging to A3 for larger groups.
• There is a mixture of Make the Biggest Number, Make the Smallest Number and Greater or Less Than games

 
Every turn, players can place the digit they throw on any row or column, until there are no vacant boxes remaining, prolonging the uncertainty! Keeping an eye on each other’s numbers as they form, players will begin to spot new tactics; for instance they might notice that a 1 placed in a thousands place might not be so costly if there’s a 9 in the ten thousands place, depending on what their opponent is doing on their grid. They can also practise saying their completed numbers aloud at the end.

 
If you don’t have a 0-9 dice, the games still work with a 1-6 dice. Alternatively:

• Use 0-9 spinners (I have included black and white and colour templates for your convenience) if you wish to make some
• Use digit cards (basic digit cards included in the file)
• Use a pack of playing cards (use Aces as 1 and Jacks as 0, put aside the Kings and Queens; shuffle the pack and take one card in turn)

 
Instructions are printed on the boards.

 
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