Place the Value

Place the Value

I made this game years ago.  However, I realize now that we could have played with a deck of cards and saved myself all that time cutting out number cards and creating game boards.

Here's what you need:
playing cards with 10's, jacks, queens, kings and jokers removed.
Math journals or notebook paper for recording sheets
pencils

How to play:
Deal the cards out face down on the table to create a pool for drawing cards.

Children need to draw a large place value chart with labels "hundreds", "tens" and "ones" across the top.  Each column needs to be large enough to hold one playing card.

Draw cards to decide who goes first.  Highest card drawn begins play.

Player 1 chooses a card and places in in one of the place value windows on the chart.  Once placed, the card may not be moved.

Player 2 repeats that action.

Players take turns repeating the draw and place step until both place value charts are completed.

Each player reads his number.  The greater number wins the hand.

Players record a number sentence comparing the results in their math journals, i.e. 253<984.

Advanced Versions:
1.  Players subtract the smaller total from the greater total.  Winner adds the difference to his score.
2.  Players add more places to the place value chart.  Game boards can be created with infinite number of places.  I have boards with windows up to millions place.