Ten-Tickles the Place Value Octopus

Ten-Tickles the Place Value Octopus

Dive under the sea and meet Ten-Tickles the Octopus, who needs help growing his tentacles! This fun, hands-on maths activity helps children practise place value using tens and ones in a memorable and engaging way.

Ten-Tickles has popped up from the ocean… but he has no tentacles yet! Pupils must use Base 10 blocks to build his tentacles and show different numbers.

Children add:
Tens as long octopus tentacles
Ones as small suckers

This clear visual model helps pupils see how numbers are made while turning place value practice into a creative learning task.

What’s included:
Colourful Ten-Tickles the Octopus templates
A range of number cards to 100
High-quality, print-ready pages with plenty of space for Base 10 blocks

Perfect for:
KS1 place value lessons
Maths centres / stations
Small group work
Hands-on learners
Reinforcing tens and ones

Why teachers love it:
✔ Highly visual way to show place value
✔ Encourages active, hands-on maths learning
✔ Engaging under-the-sea theme pupils love
✔ Easy to print and prepare

Children will love helping Ten-Tickles grow his tentacles while building confidence with numbers.

A fun and memorable way to explore place value!