These Sum Scoops Teen Place Value worksheets offer a sweet and engaging way for students to practise breaking down teen numbers into tens and ones. With each activity sheet featuring a number cone, students will build a matching place value representation using scoops to show tens and ones.

Place value is a foundational concept in early mathematics, and these worksheets support student understanding by allowing them to visualise how teen numbers are composed of one ten and some more. Students are asked to represent the number using tens and ones combinations, reinforcing the structure of numbers from 11 to 19 in a concrete, visual way.

Ideal for independent work, small group rotations, or fast finisher tasks, this resource is both purposeful and playful. With its ice-cream cone theme, it adds fun to your numeracy block while supporting number sense and place value concepts. These sheets are a great complement to any early years maths program.

Key Learning Outcomes

• ✅ Represent teen numbers as a combination of tens and ones
• ✅ Understand that teen numbers are made of one ten and extra ones
• ✅ Build number sense through place value understanding
• ✅ Develop confidence in composing and decomposing numbers to 20

What’s Included

• Printable worksheets featuring teen number cones
• Spaces to record or paste tens and ones combinations
• Optional scaffolded versions for differentiation

Materials Needed

• Printed worksheet pages
• Pencils or markers for writing numbers
• Optional: place value blocks or visuals for hands-on support

How to Use

1. Print the worksheets for individual or group use
2. Students look at the number on the cone and determine the correct tens and ones
3. They write or paste their tens and ones values onto the scoops
4. Encourage students to explain their thinking using place value language
5. Use completed worksheets to assess place value understanding

Ideas for Classroom Use

• 💡 Use in maths rotations to support teen number review
• 💡 Include in early finisher tubs for number consolidation
• 💡 Laminate and reuse with whiteboard markers for small group practise
• 💡 Pair with physical MAB blocks for a concrete-pictorial connection

Top Teacher Tips

• 💛 Provide a place value mat or tens frame support for students who need scaffolding
• 💛 Highlight the tens and ones in different colours for visual learners
• 💛 Turn worksheets into a display showing how teen numbers are built

You might be interested in viewing our complete ‘Numbers to 20’ worksheet package.