Place Value Rings

These Place Value Rings are inspired by two tools often used for place value (arrow cards & homemade place value expanders such as with styrofoam cups). This set includes the option of including from hundreds to hundredths (whole numbers & decimals), but you may print whatever is most useful. When using them with students, I would suggest having two sets for them to engage with “place value riddles” such as those below:I have 5 tens and 3 ones, what number am I?I have 5 tens and 13 ones, what number am I?I have 25 tens and 3 ones, what number am I?I have 25 tens and 13 ones, what number am I?Combining and regrouping different place value parts is not naturally intuitive, but these tools can aid students in thinking about place value more robustly (having two sets helps them to see and regroup different digits across place value). It can often be worthwhile doing the first one or two riddles together (repeating this process when doing a new type of riddle with different regrouping). The