Closest to 100

Uses number cards 1 to 9 to play a game where the goal for each team is to get as close as possible to a total of 100. A cumulative total of their difference to 100 is kept throughout. Addition and subtraction is used strategically and understanding of place value is involved as players move up towards 100.

Resource details

Year level

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Purpose

Teaching resource Student activities

Strand

Number

Topic

Place value Addition and subtraction

Audience

Students Teachers

Format

Video

Australian Curriculum code

AC9M1N04 AC9M3A01 AC9M2N04

Numeracy progression

Additive strategies (P6, P7, P8) Number and place value (P3, P5) Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P3)

Publisher

NSW Department of Education

Copyright

© State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2020 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated.

Keywords

place value reasoning