Place Value Bingo: online place value bingo
A number is called as tens and ones or expanded form; find it on your card. A free place value bingo game for any device. Grades 1–2.
🧒 Kids: Listen to the call, like “3 tens and 4 ones”. Find 34 on your card and tap it. Fill a whole line to shout BINGO! 🎉
How to play
- Choose what is called (tens and ones, expanded form, or 10 more and 10 less), the time per call and whether calls are read aloud.
- Press Start bingo. Your card is a 4 by 4 grid of numbers from 1 to 30.
- A call is made, like “2 tens and 9 ones”. Find 29 on your card and tap it before the timer runs out.
- A wrong tap shakes the square; try again. If time runs out, the answer is shown and a new call is made.
- A full row, column or diagonal is BINGO!
What your child practices
Every call is a number in another form. Tens and ones calls practice 1.NBT.B.2, expanded form calls like 20 + 3 practice 1.NBT.B.2 and 2.NBT.A.3, and 10 more and 10 less calls practice 1.NBT.C.5. With read-aloud calls, children also practice hearing numbers, which helps those who write 4 tens and 7 ones as 74.
Which setting to choose
| Setting | Example | Good for | Learn it first |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tens and ones | “2 tens and 9 ones”: find 29 | Grade 1 | tens and ones |
| Expanded form | “20 + 3”: find 23 | Grades 1–2 | expanded form |
| 10 more, 10 less | “10 more than 17”: find 27 | Grades 1–2 | 10 more and 10 less |
Tens and ones is the first setting to try. Children who find it easy can move on to 10 more and 10 less, which needs a little mental maths.
When your child gets bingo on Normal with no missed calls, try Place Value Race for full speed.
Tips for parents
- Use “Relaxed” timing at first. Move to “Normal” when your child gets bingo with no missed calls.
- Turn on “Read calls aloud” to hear each call.
- Keep a hundreds chart handy for the 10 more and 10 less calls in the first few games.
- After bingo, read the missed calls together and build each number with blocks or coins.
In the classroom
Project the game and play as a class. The computer calls, children find the number on their own paper bingo cards, and the board on screen keeps everyone honest. Or let pairs play on tablets.
More place value games and practice
Games: Place Value Race · Place Value Match · all place value games · Place Value Pirates · addition games · all math games
Print it: the place value worksheet, the tens and ones worksheet and the expanded form worksheet, with answer keys, for practice away from the screen.
Practice: place value practice · place value calculator · place value quiz · place value levels
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Questions parents ask
How do you play place value bingo?
A number is called in another form, like 2 tens and 9 ones. Find the number on your card and tap it before time runs out. A full row, column or diagonal wins.
Can the bingo calls be read aloud?
Yes, on most devices. Turn on “Read calls aloud” to hear each call, like “2 tens and 9 ones”.
What numbers are on the bingo card?
Whole numbers from 1 to 30. Every call has one of them as its answer.
What grade is Place Value Bingo for?
Grades 1 and 2, and kindergarten children who know their teen numbers.
Is there a printable place value bingo?
This version is online. For paper practice, use the tens and ones or expanded form worksheet.