Engage your students in hands-on place value practice with our versatile Place Value Activity Mats. This resource is designed to support number sense and place value understanding for numbers from 0 to 1,000, making it a perfect fit for differentiated instruction across the primary years.

Each mat invites students to explore key mathematical concepts including ordering, comparing, and manipulating numbers. By working with reusable mats and flexible number cards, students can engage in open-ended exploration or teacher-guided tasks tailored to their individual learning levels. These mats are an ideal addition to your small group rotations or independent workstations.

Place Value Activity Mats are visually structured to help students break down numbers and identify the value of each digit in the ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands places. The clean layout encourages focus, while the reusable format supports repeated practice across multiple lessons.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and label place value positions within 4-digit numbers
• ✅ Order numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least
• ✅ Add and subtract 1, 10, 100, and 1,000 from a given number
• ✅ Use manipulatives and visual tools to develop number flexibility
• ✅ Build independence and confidence with self-paced numeracy tasks

What’s Included:

• Reusable place value mats (A4 size) covering various place value tasks
• Printable number card sets for numbers 0-1,000
• Activities focusing on ordering numbers and place value shifts
• Instruction suggestions for guided and independent use

Materials Needed:

• Printed activity mats (recommended on card or laminated)
• Number cards (print your preferred difficulty level)
• Whiteboard markers for reusable writing
• Plastic sleeves or wipeable pouches
• Optional: Place value blocks or digit expanders for tactile learning

How to Use:

1. Print and laminate the mats or slip them into write-and-wipe sleeves.
2. Select and print a set of number cards based on student level.
3. Have students choose or be assigned a number card to work with.
4. Students complete the mat activities such as identifying each place, ordering numbers, and adding or subtracting values.
5. Encourage students to talk through their thinking using place value vocabulary.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use in maths rotations for small groups or individual work time.
• 💡 Provide different card sets to differentiate across student levels.
• 💡 Pair with hands-on manipulatives like MAB blocks to enhance understanding.
• 💡 Display one mat on the IWB for class modeling before releasing students to work independently.
• 💡 Use during intervention sessions to build confidence with place value concepts.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Store mats and cards in zip-lock bags or tubs for easy grab-and-go access.
• 💛 Colour-code number cards for easy sorting by level of difficulty.
• 💛 Extend the activity by asking students to create their own number card and quiz a partner.
• 💛 Reinforce vocabulary by encouraging students to label digits aloud as they work.
• 💛 Print mats at half size to conserve space when using them in small groups.

Place Value Activity Mats are a flexible and practical solution for developing number fluency and supporting differentiated instruction in your classroom.