Place Value Toss Game

Here's a fun little math game to reinforce PLACE VALUE and the base-ten number system. The students will also COMPARE whole numbers and use TALLY MARKS.

Place Value Game

You will just need a few inexpensive objects.

Materials

• Large paper/plastic cups
• small objects such as foam shapes 
• paper 
• pencil
• painter's tape (optional)
• marker

Players: 2

Place Value - 4 tens and 2 ones

Directions:

• Label one cup "TENS".
• Label the other cup "ONES".
• Place the cups on the floor (tens on the left).
• Have player #1 stand approximately 3 feet from the cups. (The stating line could be marked with tape, if desired.)
• He/she tries to toss 9 foam shapes into the cups.
• He/she then counts out the shapes in the cups and announces his/her numbers.
• Example: "4 tens and 2 ones = 42"
• Now player #2 has a turn.
• The player with the greater number gets 1 point.
• Players tally the point.
• The players continue playing for a total of 10 rounds.
• The player with the most tallies is the winner.

Variations:

• Use 3 cups to practice Hundreds, Tens, and Ones 
• Toss 10 or more objects into the cups, if students have already learned regrouping 

I purchased the foam shapes at a Dollar Store. A bag of 50 foam cubes cost $1.00. An added benefit of the foam cubes is that they are nice and quiet when tossed!!! 

Math Manipulative - Foam Cubes

Have fun with math!