teaching resource

Roll and Expand Numbers Worksheet Pack

  • Updated

    Updated:  16 Oct 2023

Explore place value with you rstudents using this set of levelled expanding numbers worksheets.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  1 - 3

Curriculum

  • VC2M1N01

    Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least 120 using physical and virtual materials, numerals, number lines and charts <ul> <li>reading, writing and naming numerals and ordering two-digit numbers from zero to at least 120, using patterns within the natural number system, including numbers that look and sound similar, for example, 16, 60, 61 and 66</li> <li>using number tracks or positioning a set of numbered cards in the correct order and relative location by pegging them on an empty number line</li> <li>using hundreds charts to build understanding and fluency with numbers; for example, collaboratively building a hundreds chart using cards numbered from zero to 99, or colour-coding the count of tens in a hundreds chart using one colour to represent the number of tens and another to represent the number of ones</li> <li>recognising that numbers are used in all languages and cultures but may be represented differently in words and symbols (for example, through kanji numbers in Japanese and characters in Chinese) and that there are alternative numeration systems (for example, using special characters for 10 and 100 and other multiples of 10 in Japanese and Chinese numeration)</li> </ul>

  • VC2M2N01

    Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least 1000 using physical and virtual materials, numerals and number lines <ul> <li>recognising missing numbers on different number lines, for example, a number line with 1800 on one end and 2200 on the other, with every decade numbered</li> <li>recognising and locating the position of pieces within hundreds chart puzzles using knowledge of the order of natural numbers</li> <li>reading and writing numerals, and saying and ordering two-, three- and four-digit numbers using patterns in the number system, including numbers with zeros in different places and numbers that look and sound similar (such as 808, 880, 818 and 881)</li> <li>collecting large quantities of materials for recycling (for example, ring pulls, bottle tops and bread tags) and grouping them into ones, tens and hundreds, and using the materials to show different representations of two- and three-digit numbers</li> </ul>

  • VC2M3N02

    Recognise, represent and order natural numbers using naming and writing conventions for numerals beyond 10 000 <ul> <li>moving materials from one place to another on a place value model to show renaming of numbers (for example, 1574 can be shown as one thousand, 5 hundreds, 7 tens and 4 ones, or as 15 hundreds, 7 tens and 4 ones)</li> <li>using the repeating pattern of place value names and spaces within sets of 3 digits to name and write larger numbers: ones, tens, hundreds, ones of thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, ones of millions, tens of millions; for example, writing four hundred and twenty-five thousand as 425 000</li> <li>predicting and naming the number that is one more than 99, 109, 199, 1009, 1099, 1999, 10 009 … 99 999 and discussing what will change when one, one ten and one hundred is added to each</li> <li>comparing the Hindu-Arabic numeral system to other numeral systems; for example, investigating the Japanese numeral system, 一、十、百、千、 万</li> <li>comparing, reading and writing the numbers involved in more than 60 000 years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ presence on the Australian continent through timescales relating to pre-colonisation and post-colonisation</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Roll and Expand Numbers Worksheet Pack

  • Updated

    Updated:  16 Oct 2023

Explore place value with you rstudents using this set of levelled expanding numbers worksheets.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  1 - 3

Explore place value with you rstudents using this set of levelled expanding numbers worksheets.

🎲 Roll and Expand! Expanding Numbers Worksheets

This set of maths worksheets has been created and designed by an experienced teacher to help students grasp the concept of expanding numbers engagingly and interactively. Students will roll their way to a deeper understanding of number expansion using a dice. 

With 11 worksheets available from 2-digit to 5-digit numbers, your students can show their understanding and how much guidance they may require.

Expanding Numbers and Reading and Writing Numbers

Expanding numbers is crucial in helping kids with reading and writing numbers effectively. Here are some ways in which understanding number expansion enhances their literacy in mathematics:

  • Place value comprehension – expanding numbers introduces children to place value.
  • Reading larger numbers – expanding numbers is particularly useful for reading and writing larger numbers.
  • Writing numbers in words – learning to expand numbers naturally leads to the ability to express numbers in written form.
  • Prevents errors – when students know how to expand numbers, they are less likely to make errors like mixing up the tens and ones place.

Download and Expand Today!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy-to-download and print PDF version of this resource or the editable Google Slides version of this resource.

To save the environment, why not use write and wipe plastic sleeve with a whiteboard marker with this set of worksheets?


This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator.


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