Blank hundreds grid (free printable, fill in the numbers)
A ten by ten grid to fill in. Show nothing, the tens, the first row or a scatter of numbers as clues, and start at one or at zero. Print and let students complete it.
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About this sheet
A completed hundreds chart is a reference. A blank one is a task: filling it in is how children find the patterns in our number system, because they have to find where each number goes. The page offers four levels of support. Show nothing, and children write all hundred numbers. Show the tens, and they count along the rows. Show the first row, and they continue the pattern. Show a scattering of numbers, and they find the gaps from clues. The grid can start at one or at zero. The squares are tinted in a check pattern for tracking, and big enough to write a two-digit number. For a finished chart, use the hundreds chart tool, which also prints.
Grades: K to 3. Best in: August, September, October, February.
How to use it
- Choose how many numbers to show: none, the tens, the first row or some scattered. Choose whether the grid starts at one or zero.
- Print a copy for each student and ask them to fill in the numbers, working across each row from left to right.
- Compare with the finished hundreds chart when done, and ask students to say what patterns they noticed as they filled in.
Five ideas for class
- Give a grid with a few scattered numbers and ask students to fill in the rest. They use the numbers around each one to work out where it goes.
- Start with the tens shown and ask what is the same about every number in a column. Write down the pattern together.
- Color the multiples of a number on the finished grid, and see the pattern that each one makes across the rows.
- Cut a finished grid into jigsaw pieces and have students put it back together using the numbers as clues.
- Use a zero-start grid to show that it is ninety-nine at the end, and ask why the pattern changes by one.
Related
Questions
Is there a finished hundreds chart?
Yes. The hundreds chart in the math section of this site is a complete chart that you can highlight, cover and print.
Which option is hardest?
None shown is the most work. The scattered numbers are hardest to place, because children must use the nearby clues and not just count.
Why start at zero?
A zero-to-ninety-nine chart puts the tens at the left of each row. Some teachers prefer it, because every number in a column ends in the same digit.
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Can I print it in black and white?
Yes. Switch to Black and white beside the sheet: fills turn white and lines turn black, so it saves ink and photocopies cleanly.
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