Hands-on Place Value Activities / Third and Fourth Grade Number Sense Activities

Build strong number sense skills with these engaging, hands-on number sense activities for third grade and fourth grade. Designed to promote independent learning, fluency and confidence with number concepts, this low-prep resource makes it easy for students to practise essential maths skills in meaningful and interactive ways.

Perfect for maths centers, stations, rotations and small groups, these differentiated activities help students strengthen their understanding of number concepts that transfer across all areas of math.

Also available for the following grades:

Grade 1 Hands-on Number Pack

Grade 2 Hands-on Number Pack

This comprehensive pack is filled with hands-on number sense activities that support students as they develop deeper mathematical understanding, improve fluency and apply number skills through problem-solving and critical thinking tasks.

With easy-to-prep materials, clear instructions and differentiated activities, teachers can confidently provide engaging maths practice without spending hours planning and preparing.

Created to align with Common Core Standards and Australian Curriculum outcomes, these activities encourage students to think flexibly about numbers while building the confidence and independence needed for success in upper primary mathematics.

What is included:

• 8 Hands-on activities
• Assessment tools
• Editable assessment checklist
• Teacher differentiation guide

Skills covered:

• Skip counting
• Recording 4 and 5-digit numbers
• Place value of 4 and 5-digit numbers
• Numbers before and after
• Greater than and less than
• Partitioning numbers in standard and non-standard form
• Expanding numbers
• Number lines
• Recording numbers in words
• Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000

How to use it in the classroom

• Math centres/centers, rotations or stations
• Small group intervention
• Morning work
• Independent practice
• Early finisher tasks
• Whole-class warm-ups
• Partner activities
• Targeted skill revision
• Test Review
• Assessment and observation opportunities

Benefits for teachers:

• Low-prep and easy to implement
• Encourages independent learning
• Differentiated tasks to support all learners
• Flexible for multiple classroom settings
• Saves valuable planning time
• Builds meaningful maths fluency
• Supports curriculum outcomes with engaging activities

Benefits for students

• Builds strong number sense skills
• Develops fluency and confidence with numbers
• Encourages flexible mathematical thinking
• Strengthens problem-solving skills
• Supports independence and perseverance
• Helps transfer number knowledge to other maths concepts
• Keeps students engaged through hands-on learning

❤️ What teachers say about this resource: ❤️

“Incredibly organized, well thought out, and super engaging! Did I mention that the students LOVE it and don't even realize all the number sense skills they are building. Such a simple, brilliant ideas!” AnneMarie

“Awesome! This was really helpful when catering for the different levels the children are working at” Olivia

"Absolutely love this pack. Use it during our Maths Rotations and the kids have a great time in small groups. Easy to follow instruction cards help heaps with independent set up" Chelsey

"Loved, loved, loved this resource! Tt was so easy to use and follow!" Maryse

"Highly engaging and useful resource for my year 3/4 students." Stacey

"This is jam packed with so many great games and hands on activities. Thanks so much" Pheobe

We are passionate about helping teachers here at Rainbow Sky Creations. We hope you and your students enjoy these games.

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