Place Value Game Worksheet (Page 3 of 6) in pdf

Six Digit Traveller (Grades 4-6)

Rounding Off Big Time (Grades 4 +)

Skills: Identifying place value of 6 digit numbers

Skills: rounding numbers, place value

Players: 2-4

Players: 1 or more

Materials: cards (Ace=1)-9, die, paper, pencil

Materials: cards (Ace=1)-9, reproducible game

Procedure:

board, pencil

1) Each player takes six cards from the deck and

Procedure:

makes a six digit number. Arrange the cards

1) Each player turns over three cards to make a

face up in the order that they appear.

3 digit number.

2) Players take turns rolling the dice, verbalizing

2) Player decides on which number to make and

the value of the number that the die indicates

rounds to the nearest hundred to know which

and scoring points for the number in that

space to fill on their gameboard.

place. (Ex. 162849 rolls a 4 – verbalizes 2

Example: 7, 3, 8 can be 738, 783, 837, etc…

thousands and scores two points.

3) Player then writes the chosen number on the

3) Players take six new cards, arrange their

gameboard opposite the space it was rounded

numbers and repeat.

to. Example: If you had 387, you would write

4) Play continues until they reach a set score or

that next to 400 on your gameboard because

a set number of rounds are played.

that’s what it rounds to.

4) If the player rolls and makes a number they

Rollin’ on Place Value (Grades 3-6)

can’t place anywhere on their gameboard,

Skills: Place value with 6 digits, comparing numbers

they lose a turn.

Players: 2

5) The first player to fill their gameboard wins.

Materials: one die per pair, Stratedice Board

Procedure:

Rounding Off Game Board

1) Player 1 rolls a die and selects the best place

value position in their row. For example, if

100 _____________

player 1 rolls a 2, the “tens” position might be

200 _____________

chosen. Player 2 might roll a 5 and place it in

300 _____________

the “ten thousands” position in their row.

400 _____________

2) Once the place has been selected, students

500 _____________

write that number in that place on the board.

600 _____________

It cannot be changed once it’s been chosen.

700 _____________

3) Players alternate taking their remaining five

800 _____________

rolls, each building their own hundred

900 _____________

thousands number – keeping in mind the goal

1,000 ___________

of the game is to create the largest number

possible.

4) Once all dice have been placed, players

verbalize their number and compare them to

determine the player that has made the

greatest number.

5) Play continues into round two and if necessary

a third round is played to determine the

overall winner.

Variation 1: Decrease level of difficulty by building

smaller numbers.

Variation 2: Players can build the smallest possible

number. A roll of 1 or 2 is now considered nice!

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