Placing Numbers on a Number Line - Tablet Version

23/11/17 - new version added. This version is tablet friendly and can be played directly on any device. Drag the flag to the correct position on a number line. Lots of choice over level, including whole numbers, negative number and decimals. Can be used to teach place value, approximation skills, and reading varying scales. Choose one type of number line or for more of a challenge you can select several. Work quickly to get more time, build your score and climb up the leaderboard. For more resources involving partitioning and place value click here.

About this game

Placing Numbers on a Number Line - Tablet Version is a free HTML5 maths game from MathsFrame. 23/11/17 - new version added. This version is tablet friendly and can be played directly on any device. Drag the flag to the correct position on a number line. Lots of choice over level, including whole numbers, negative number and decimals. Can be used to teach place value, approximation skills, and reading varying scales. Choose one type of number line or for more of a challenge you can select several. Work quickly to get more time, build your score and climb up the leaderboard. For more resources involving partitioning and place value click here.

Classroom use

Use the game as a short warm-up, independent practice station, or end-of-lesson challenge.
Ask the learner to explain one answer after each round instead of focusing only on speed.
Choose the level inside the game that matches the learner’s current objective.

Source and play

Open the original MathsFrame game

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