Objective: The hundred board helps the child practice the numbers
1 - 100. It is used to show skip counting patterns as well.
Ages: 4 - 7 years
Control of Error: Control Chart, child
Presentation: Roll a rug out on the floor. Get the
container with the hundred board from the shelf. Using the tiles
numbered 1 -10 arrange them in sequence horizontally on the rug.
Place tiles 11 - 20 just below the first line. Continue
until all 100 tiles are placed and a complete square is formed.
Replace each set of tiles into their respective bags and return
the work to the shelf.
Extension 1: Mixing all of the tiles together increases difficulty.
Extension 2: Use small plastic disks or pieces of paper to cover
every 2nd or 3rd, etc tile to see the skip counting pattern.
Extension 3: Write all of the numbers on a Hundred Board Chart. Use colored pencils to mark a skip counting pattern.
Specifics: This Hundred Board was created at home. Commercial Hundred Boards are also available.
Creating the Hundred Board:
Materials List:
100 1" ceramic tiles
permanent black marker
exacto knife
small basket to hold tiles
Cut aprt the ceramic
tiles and remove the opaque silicone with the exacto knife.
Write the
numbers from 1 - 100 on the tiles with the marker. Store the
tiles in a small basket.
