A hands-on, reusable place value activity mat designed to be used alongside a standard pack of playing cards. Children turn over cards to build a number, represent it using dienes (base ten blocks), write it in digits and words, then add or subtract depending on which mat they are using.
This bundle includes six differentiated mats:
• 2-digit addition mat (Tens & Units)
• 2-digit subtraction mat (Tens & Units)
• 2-digit combined mat (Tens & Units) — use a coin (heads = addition, tails = subtraction) or a dice (1–3 = addition, 4–6 = subtraction) to decide the operation
• 3-digit addition mat (Hundreds, Tens & Units)
• 3-digit subtraction mat (Hundreds, Tens & Units)
• 3-digit combined mat (Hundreds, Tens & Units) — use a coin or dice to decide the operation
Each mat includes a number word reference chart to support independent working.
What you’ll need:
• A standard pack of playing cards
• Dienes/base ten blocks
• Dry-erase pens
• A laminator and A3 paper
• For the combined mats only — a coin or dice
Perfect for:
• Guided group work
• Independent maths stations
• Early finisher activities
• Low-prep consolidation tasks
Suitable for composite classes. Aligned to primary mathematics curricula worldwide including CfE, KS1 and KS2.