Hundred Board

Hundred Board
Math - Linear Counting
Level	Primary
Age	4.5 - 5
Prerequisites	Teens Board Tens Board Association of Beads and Cards
Materials	board with a 10 x 10 grid square tiles with numbers 1-100 bowl or basket

In the activity, the child practices counting linearly from one to one-hundred.

Presentation

1. Carry the board and container of number tiles to a mat or table.

   

2. Sort the number tiles into columns by tens place. Don't worry about getting them in the correct order within each column.

   

3. Starting with 1 in the upper left corner, lay out the number tiles in order.

   

4. Continue until all of the number tiles are in the correct place.

   

Variations and Extensions

• An alternative would be to have a 99 board. This would start with zero in the upper left corner, and go up to 99. This could be less confusing for children as the 20 would be on the same row with 21, 22, 23, etc.
• Versions of the board could be made to help teach skip counting (preparation for multiplication). There could be 8 of these. The first one would be two squares wide by ten squares high to teach counting by twos. The next three squares wide by ten squares high to teach counting by threes. And so forth.
• Could be done with Roman Numerals.
• Could be used for multiplication practice. For example, for threes you would put the numbers 1-3 in the first row. Then you would start on the next row with the tiles 4-6. the next row would be the tiles 7-9.
• Fill in a blank paper hundred chart. There is a printable version at Math-Aids.com that lets you leave some or all of the numbers blank to be filled in.

Material

Make Your Own

Many different materials could be used for the number tiles. They could be cut from mat-board, a thin sheet of wood, Masonite, or heavy plastic. You could also use small ceramic, glass, or wooden tiles (or these wooden tiles). Then, depending on the material used, the numerals 1-100 could be painted, engraved or wood-burned on. Numbers could also be printed off and glued on.
The board could be made of mat-board, wood, or Masonite. Make the size of the grid on the board based on the size of the tiles used. Attach trim around the outside edge.

This hundred board was made by painting gold lines on a square of felt.

Source:What Walk Beside Me

Where to Buy

Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022

Hundred Board
Store	Price
Adena no control chart	$26.95
Affordable Montessori (with control chart)	$39.00
Albanesi (card tiles)	$86.00
Alison's wooden tiles wooden control chart	$33.07
Alison's magnetic board and tiles laminated control chart	$33.46
Alison's wooden tiles no control chart	$75.00
Bruins no control chart	$93.00
Bruins no control chart	$74.00
E & O with control chart	$75.60
Hello Wood wooden tiles no control chart	$90.00
IFIT (wooden, framed)	$18.00
IFIT (wooden, framed, control mat)	$29.00
Kid Advance wooden, no control chart	$29.99
Learning Resources	$24.99
Materials Co. of Boston wooden tiles, no control chart	$64.00
Montessori Concepts wooden tiles no control chart	$32.00
Montessori Outlet wooden tiles no control chart	$33.95
Nienhuis wooden tiles no control chart	$88.95
Thinkamajigs	$35.95

Control Chart
Store	Price
Adena	$1.95
Alison's wooden, framed	$9.97
Bruins	$20.00
Hello Wood	$90.00
IFIT	$2.00
Kid Advance	$3.99
Materials Co. of Boston	$10.00
Montessori Concepts	$12.00
Montessori Outlet	$0.95
Nienhuis	$18.15

Roman Numeral Hundred Board
Store	Price
Alison's	$20.00
Alison's	$18.90
Nienhuis	$90.00

Roman Numeral Control Chart
Store	Price
Nienhuis	$18.15

Further Reading

• Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 85-87