Practise identifying numbers using visual models with our Place Value Pick & Click PowerPoint. This interactive resource supports students in reading and interpreting place value representations from ones through to thousands - reinforcing understanding of number structure using base-ten visuals.

Each slide presents a pictorial model of a number using MAB-style or visual block representations. Students study the image, then click on the number that correctly matches the value shown. With instant feedback and two types of pictorial support, this PowerPoint is perfect for helping students link concrete models to abstract number concepts.

Place Value Pick & Click PowerPoint is ideal for whole-class instruction, small group rotations or independent number practise. Use it to consolidate learning across Foundation to Year 3 and to differentiate your place value instruction with visual supports.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify numbers represented by place value blocks and pictorial models
• ✅ Read and interpret numbers from ones to thousands
• ✅ Strengthen understanding of number structure using base-ten visuals

What’s Included:

• Interactive PowerPoint featuring place value pictorial representations
• Each slide includes a model and three clickable answer choices
• Includes two types of visual models for varied representation

Materials Needed:

• Interactive whiteboard or device capable of running PowerPoint
• Optional: small whiteboards for students to show working or record answers

How to Use:

1. Open the PowerPoint on your interactive whiteboard or display.
2. Display the pictorial model and allow students time to examine the place value.
3. Students select the number they believe matches the representation.
4. Click to reveal the correct answer and discuss strategies used to calculate it.
5. Continue through the slides to build fluency with base-ten models and number reading.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during your place value unit as a warm-up or revision tool
• 💡 Include in maths rotations for independent practise with base-ten blocks
• 💡 Use real MAB blocks alongside the slides for hands-on reinforcement
• 💡 Challenge students to create their own models and quiz a partner
• 💡 Extend by linking the representation to expanded form or word form activities

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Encourage students to explain how they counted each place value before answering
• 💛 Model breaking numbers into parts (e.g. thousands, hundreds, tens, ones) during discussions
• 💛 Mix up the order of slides to keep the activity fresh and to scaffold or stretch learners as needed

Place Value Pick & Click PowerPoint is a visual and interactive way to build place value confidence - helping students connect concrete representations to abstract number knowledge from ones to thousands.