Support your students in building fluency with large numbers using our interactive Numbers Beyond 10 000 Scoot: Place Value Activity! This engaging, movement-based task is designed to strengthen students’ understanding of whole numbers beyond 10 000 by helping them practise reading, writing, renaming and comparing values using place value knowledge. With 27 carefully designed question cards, this resource offers a fun and structured way to develop number sense and build confidence with large numbers.

Each card focuses on a different place value skill, including renaming numbers, writing in expanded or word form, identifying digit value, and ordering or comparing numbers. Students rotate around the classroom (or outdoor space), reading the task on each card and recording their answer on a numbered sheet. It’s perfect for upper primary students and can be used as a warm-up, revision tool or fast-paced maths challenge to embed essential concepts through movement and collaboration.

Numbers Beyond 10 000 Scoot is ideal for whole-class games, small group review, or independent early finisher work. The format encourages repeated exposure to key place value concepts, while also promoting self-direction, peer support and mathematical discussion. With a clear layout and multiple extension opportunities, this resource can be adapted to suit a variety of learners and classroom needs.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Read and interpret numbers beyond 10 000
• ✅ Represent numbers in expanded and word form
• ✅ Identify the value of digits in large numbers
• ✅ Compare and order numbers using place value knowledge
• ✅ Apply number sense skills through active, movement-based learning

What’s Included:

• 27 place value question cards
• Recording sheet for student answers
• Answer sheet for teacher reference or self-checking

Materials Needed:

• Printed question cards (preferably laminated for repeated use)
• Recording sheet (one per student or pair)
• Pencils or whiteboards for working out answers
• Optional: clipboard or hard surface for student mobility

How to Use:

1. Cut and distribute the question cards around the classroom or outdoor space.
2. Give each student a recording sheet and something to write with.
3. Students move from card to card, solving each problem and recording their answers.
4. Use the answer sheet for review, peer marking or whole-class discussion.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a scoot game during a place value unit or maths rotation
• 💡 Turn into a relay-style team game for maths warm-up or review
• 💡 Use select cards as daily warm-ups or exit tickets across the week
• 💡 Allow students to sort and classify cards by skill type (e.g. renaming, ordering)
• 💡 Set up a “create your own” station where students design their own task cards

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Laminate the cards for durability and long-term classroom use
• 💛 Assign pairs or small groups to encourage shared reasoning and discussion
• 💛 Use a timer to create fast-paced rounds and boost engagement
• 💛 Provide early finishers with a blank recording sheet to create new questions

Numbers Beyond 10 000 Scoot: Place Value Activity is a flexible, active and engaging way to consolidate place value concepts - perfect for building number fluency and mathematical reasoning through movement and fun!