Montessori Checkerboard Task Cards | Place Value & Large Number Practice

The Montessori Checkerboard is a powerful material, but children often need clear follow-up tasks before they feel confident working with large numbers independently.

These Montessori Checkerboard Task Cards give students structured practice with place value, number building, large numbers, and mathematical reasoning using the Montessori Checkerboard. They are ideal for children beginning checkerboard work or needing extra practice with the millions period before moving into more complex operations.

Instead of inventing your own checkerboard prompts every time, you can place these cards straight on your maths shelf for purposeful, reusable work.

What’s included

This printable resource includes:

• 42 checkerboard task cards
• 3 sets of activities
• 14 task cards in each set
• 2 task cards per page
• Self-correcting answers printed on the back
• Reusable format suitable for laminating
• 45 pages total

The 3 sets include

Set 1: Make the Number Activities
Students build large numbers on the Montessori Checkerboard and strengthen their understanding of place value.

Set 2: Simple Addition Questions
Children practise adjusting numbers and thinking mathematically, such as making 10 more than 324,567.

Set 3: Place Value Questions
Students explore questions such as making the number that is 234 tens, helping them connect written numbers, place value language, and quantity.

Skills covered

This resource supports children as they practise:

• Place value understanding
• Building numbers up to 9,999,999
• Reading and forming large numbers
• Understanding the units, thousands, and millions periods
• Mathematical reasoning
• Simple addition thinking
• Independent work with the checkerboard material
• Confidence before moving into checkerboard multiplication

Why this resource helps

Many children can follow a checkerboard lesson with an adult, but then feel unsure when asked to work independently. Large numbers, place value language, and the layout of the checkerboard can become overwhelming without enough guided repetition.

These task cards solve that problem by giving children one clear task at a time. They help students slow down, build numbers carefully, and check their understanding as they work.

For teachers and homeschoolers, they reduce preparation time and give you ready-made checkerboard follow-up work that can be used again and again.

Perfect for

• Montessori upper elementary classrooms
• Homeschool Montessori maths
• Checkerboard follow-up work
• Place value lessons
• Large number practice
• Independent maths shelves
• Small group instruction
• Revision before checkerboard multiplication
• Students who need more confidence with big numbers

Created by a Montessori teacher

Created by a Montessori-trained teacher and school leader, this resource is designed for real Montessori classrooms where students need independence, repetition, and purposeful follow-up after hands-on presentations.

The current listing includes 42 task cards in 3 sets, with activities for number building, simple addition, and place value questions using numbers up to 9,999,999.

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45 pages

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