Build the Number – Tens and Ones Activity Pack
Build the Number – Tens and Ones Activity Pack
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Help children develop a secure understanding of place value with this practical, hands-on maths resource.
Children choose a number card, place it on their mat and use physical Base 10 equipment to build the number using tens and ones.
With 90 number cards covering numbers 10–99 and three differentiated activity mats, this resource is ideal for continuous provision, independent maths activities, small-group teaching and interventions.
What’s included?
- 3 differentiated place value mats – supported, independent and challenge versions
- 90 number cards covering every number from 10 to 99
- 2 recording sheets for identifying tens and ones, partitioning numbers and explaining thinking
- 12 challenge cards to extend children’s understanding through adding, removing and exchanging tens and ones
- Teacher guidance and answer key
Supporting different learners
The supported mat includes a hundred square with multiples of ten highlighted, a visual example showing how 23 is made from 2 tens and 3 ones, and a reminder that 1 ten = 10 ones.
As children become more confident, they can move on to the independent and challenge mats, gradually working without these visual aids.
The extension activities encourage children to think more deeply about how numbers change when tens or ones are added, removed or exchanged.
Perfect for:
- Reception and Year 1 maths
- Continuous provision
- Practical place value activities
- Maths intervention groups
- Independent learning
- Early finishers
Simply print, laminate and reuse throughout the year.
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