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Planet From the Sun

Place sticky notes or paper over the names of each of the planets. Have a student stand at the beginning of the mat. Ask the student to hop to a certain number of planet from the sun and tell you what that planet is. For example, you might ask the student to hop to the […]

The Place Value Walk

Stand on the mat on the thousandths column. Say, “thousandths.” Step to the hundredths, say, “hundredths.” Then to the tenths, say, “tenths,” and to the ones, say, “ones.” Continue to “thousands.”

The Place Value Walk – Backwards

Stand on the mat on the thousands column. Say, “thousands.” Step to the hundreds, say, “hundreds.” Then to the tens, say, “tens,” and to the ones, say, “ones.” Continue to “thousandths.”

Hopping Place Values

Have students create a number by placing the numeral cards in the boxes at the top of the floor mat. Example: Create the number 2,345.678. Start at the thousandths column. Jump on the 8 and say, “8 thousandths.” Jump on the 7 and say “7 hundredths.” Jump on the 6 and say, “6 hundredths.” Jump […]

Building Place Values

Once your students are gaining a better understanding of the place values with the activity above, you can have them add on and build the number with blocks or popsicle sticks. Create the number 7,869.219 Put the number 9 card in the box at the top of the mat above the “thousandths.” Put the rest […]

Jump out the Number

Create a number on the mat, going up to the place value you are working on in class. Have students jump out the number. Example: 1,315.608 Jump on the 1. Say “1.” Jump on THOUSAND. Say, “thousand.” Jump on the 3. Say, “3.” Jump on the HUNDRED. Say, “hundred.” Jump on the 1. (This is […]

Build and Jump Combo

Combine the Building Place Values and Jump out the Number activities. Have students create a number with the number cards. Then, have them build the number using place value blocks or popsicle sticks. Once they have finished building the number, have them go through the Jump out the Number activity. As they say each number, […]

Find the Place

Have a student create a number on the mat. Instruct the student to pick up the card in the tenths place, in the tens place, etc. Continue until they have identified all of the place values in that number.

Bean Bag Decides

Have a student create a number and jump it out on the mat. Then, have them toss a bean bag on one of the number cards on the mat. Have the student remove the number underneath where the bean bag landed and replace it with a new number card. They will remake the number with […]

Adding Hundredths

Hand a student a hundredths block. Have the student figure out where to put the hundredths block on the mat. Have the student figure out how the numerals at the top of the mat change after one hundredth has been added to the hundredths place. Continue to give the student hundredths until there are ten […]