🔢 NumberNest · Maths
Place value activities for children
Place value — knowing that the 3 in 30 means three tens — is the idea the whole number system rests on. Number Builder lets children construct numbers from hundreds, tens and units so the structure becomes something they can see and handle, not just a rule to remember.
About Place value activities
The foundation of number
Children who understand place value can read big numbers, line up columns for addition, and reason about what happens when they multiply by ten. Children who do not often make small but persistent mistakes that hold back the rest of their maths.
From tens to thousands
Number Builder grows with your child — starting with tens and units and extending to hundreds and thousands. Building numbers by hand makes the jumps between columns concrete, which is exactly what young mathematicians need before moving on to formal methods.
What your child will practise
- Understanding tens, units, hundreds and thousands
- Building and reading multi-digit numbers
- Seeing how digit position changes a number’s value
- Preparing for column addition, subtraction and rounding
Supports children from first two-digit numbers up to thousands.
Start learning for free today
Number Builder is part of MinervaSpring Premium. To build the same early number sense for free, your child can play two free NumberNest activities right now.
Also available on Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
Are the place value activities free?
Number Builder is part of MinervaSpring Premium. You can play free NumberNest maths activities today — this page links to two that build early number sense.
What age is place value for?
These activities suit children roughly aged 6–11, from their first two-digit numbers up to working with thousands.
What does Premium cost?
MinervaSpring Premium is a one-time purchase of £9.99 that unlocks all 13 subjects and every level, including the full place value activities.
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