Bring your maths wall to life with the vibrant and ocean-themed Place Value Posters Ocean Wonderland. Designed to enhance both student understanding and classroom aesthetics, these posters serve as a reference tool and interactive display. Encourage your students to engage with place value daily by building and deconstructing numbers using the colourful place value headings provided.

This resource includes a complete set of place value headers ranging from millions through to thousandths. Whether you’re introducing early concepts of whole numbers or diving into the depths of decimal values, this resource provides a versatile and visually consistent classroom anchor. The whimsical Ocean Wonderland design will capture students’ attention while helping them visualise the structure and progression of our number system.

Perfect for primary students exploring number value and digit position, these posters allow you to create a display that is interactive, adaptable and aligned with curriculum objectives. Each place value is clearly labeled and spaced for manipulatives, sticky notes, number cards or student-chosen digits to be placed underneath, making it an excellent learning tool for number expansion, reading numbers, and decimal work.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and name place value positions from millions to thousandths
• ✅ Understand the difference between whole numbers and decimals
• ✅ Support number expansion, reading, and partitioning
• ✅ Reinforce the base-ten number system across year levels
• ✅ Develop fluency with number building, comparing, and decomposing

What’s Included:

• Individual A4/A3 posters for:
  • - Millions
  • - Hundred Thousands
  • - Ten Thousands
  • - Thousands
  • - Hundreds
  • - Tens
  • - Ones
  • - Decimal Point
  • - Tenths
  • - Hundredths
  • - Thousandths
• Editable version and all Australian state fonts
• Ocean Wonderland theme featuring soft marine hues and illustrations

Materials Needed:

• Printed posters in preferred size (A4 or A3 recommended)
• Blu tack, pegs, magnets or string to mount on a wall or board
• Optional: digit cards, sticky notes, or laminated number tiles for interactivity

How to Use:

1. Print and laminate your selected posters for durability.
2. Arrange the display in a horizontal or vertical layout depending on your wall space.
3. Use during place value lessons for visual support or invite students to insert their own numbers under the headings.
4. Incorporate into number talks, maths rotations, or as part of a daily number routine.
5. Pair with manipulatives such as base-ten blocks for hands-on reinforcement.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use in small groups for number-building exercises and peer teaching
• 💡 Add sticky notes with numbers students create during warm-ups
• 💡 Match with base-ten blocks, dice rolls or spinner numbers to reinforce connections
• 💡 Encourage students to write and display numbers in word, digit and expanded form
• 💡 Create decimal-themed challenges using the right side of the display

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Laminate for reuse across year levels and multiple maths topics
• 💛 Print two sets to compare whole numbers and decimals side-by-side
• 💛 Use coloured paper to distinguish between whole and decimal values

Don’t forget to explore the rest of our Ocean Wonderland decor pack.

Place Value Posters Ocean Wonderland will help your students confidently navigate number structure while adding an engaging splash of marine magic to your maths space!