teaching resource

3-Digit Place Value Cover Up Game

  • Updated

    Updated:  17 Oct 2023

Engage students in understanding place value to the hundreds with this place value card game.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  9 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  1 - 3

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teaching resource

3-Digit Place Value Cover Up Game

  • Updated

    Updated:  17 Oct 2023

Engage students in understanding place value to the hundreds with this place value card game.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  9 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  1 - 3

Engage students in understanding place value to the hundreds with this place value card game.

Place Value Game for the Win!

Are you ready to transform place value learning into an exciting adventure? Students will love challenging each other using this fun, engaging place value game. This interactive game will have your students on the edge of their seats as they race to cover their entire board and emerge as the place value champion! 🏆

Some of the 3-digit place value questions asked in this game include:

  • A number with a zero in the tens place.
  • A number whose digits add up to 11 or more.
  • Any number that is greater than 500.
  • An number that is less than 500.

How to Play this Place Value Game

  1. Distribute a game board to each player. Place the cards in a pile, face-down, in the middle of the playing space.
  2. Player 1 chooses a card to cover a matching place value clue on their game board.
  3. If a player doesn’t find a match, they may choose to use the ‘Free Number’ space or lose their turn, and return their card to the bottom of the pile.
  4. Play continues until a player covers all the place value clues on their game board!

Download and Play Today!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy-to-print PDF version of this resource or the editable Google Slide version. It is strongly recommended that you print this on cardstock or laminate this resource so that it can be used time and time again.


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


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