If you’re looking for a simple and engaging way to help kids with number sense, the hundreds chart is your new best friend! You can use it to play all sorts of fun hundreds chart games that reinforce skills like counting, addition and subtraction, patterning, and more.

In this post, I’m sharing eight of my favorite games to play with a hundreds chart, perfect for getting kids excited about math. There are ideas for small groups and large groups, competitive games and cooperative games, and everything in between.

So, grab your Free Hundreds Chart Printable below, gather the kiddos, and let’s dive into some playful learning!

What is a Hundreds Chart?

But first… what exactly is a hundreds chart? A hundreds chart is a grid that displays the numbers 1 through 100, arranged in ten rows of ten. It is a visual tool that helps kids develop number sense and practice basic math skills like counting, addition, and subtraction. A hundreds chart is also wonderful for helping children grasp concepts like skip counting, odd vs. even numbers, rounding, and finding patterns within the numbers.

Free Printable Hundreds Chart

Grab your Free Printable Hundreds Chart below, then keep reading for 8 fun hundreds chart games to play!

Hundreds Chart Games for Grades 1 to 3

Games like these help build a positive attitude toward math by making it fun and relatable. And when we support our little ones’ confidence and enthusiasm for math, we set the stage for future success. So with that said, let’s play!

#1 Mystery Number Challenge

One player thinks of a number on the hundreds chart and gives clues. The other players try to guess the number using the clues. For example, the clues could be:

• It’s in the row that starts with 31.
• It’s an odd number.
• It’s a multiple of 5.

After all three clues, the other players would be able to guess that the mystery number is… 35!

#2 Ask Questions to Guess My Number

Similar to the first Mystery Number Challenge, one player thinks of a number on the hundreds chart and the other players try to guess the number. In this version, however, the other players take turns asking Yes or No questions to try to narrow down the number. For example, players could ask questions such as:

• Is it in the 10s column?
• Is it an even number?
• Is it less than 50?

Keep asking questions until you figure out the number. Can you figure out the number in 10 questions or less?

#3 Race to 100 Hundreds Chart Game

Take turns rolling two dice and moving that many spaces on the hundreds chart. Whoever reaches 100 first is the winner!

You could also play with some additional rules, such as:

• If you roll doubles, move backward.
• If you land on a multiple of 5, you get an extra turn.
• Circle some “magic” numbers on the hundreds chart, and if you land on one of those numbers, you get to move down a row (add 10).

#4 Cooperative Math Facts Challenge

Pick three or four numbers on the hundreds chart, then work together to see how many math equations you can create and solve using those numbers.

For example, if you picked 6, 25, and 72, you could solve:

• 6 + 25 = 31
• 6 + 25 + 72 = 103
• 6 × 25 = 150
• 72 ÷ 6 = 12
• etc.

This game is wonderful for children of varying ages and stages to work together to solve as many combinations as possible. Young children can work on addition and subtraction by counting the spaces on the hundreds chart. Older children (or the grown-up!) can work on the multiplication and division questions.

You could also use a timer to see how many equations you can solve within a certain time limit.

#5 Create a Hundreds Chart Puzzle

Grab the scissors and cut up the hundreds chart! Carefully, of course. For young children, you could cut the hundreds chart into 2 by 5 blocks of numbers, or for older children, you could get creative with cutting out Tetris-style pieces. Now see if you can piece the hundreds chart puzzle back together!

#6 Follow the Leader

For this game, give each person a hundreds chart and choose one person to be the leader. The leader picks a starting number, perhaps 55. Everyone circles the starting number on their hundreds chart, then follows the leader’s instructions as they move around the hundreds chart.

For example, the leader might say:

• Move two squares down. (75)
• Add three. (78)
• Subtract 40. (38)
• Move to the first number in the row. (31)

Did everyone follow the leader’s instructions correctly and make it to the same ending number?

#7 Number Scavenger Hunt

This game is perfect for long car rides or taking along on a grocery shopping trip! Your child can look for numbers and cross them off on their hundreds chart when they find each number. How many numbers can they find by the end of the trip?

#8 Hundreds Chart Battleship

This two-player game is a classic! To play multiple times (and you’re definitely going to want to play more than once), pop your hundreds charts into page protectors and use dry-erase markers.

Give each player a hundreds chart and set up a divider so you can’t see each other’s pages (a couple of cereal boxes works well). Outline the squares of your “battleships” on your hundreds chart, either horizontally or vertically. You could outline two battleships that are 2 squares long, two that are 3 squares long, and one that is 4 squares long.

Now, take turns guessing numbers to try to find the other player’s battleships! When you guess a number, place an X on that number if it’s a miss or color in the square if it’s a hit. When a player guesses one of your battleship numbers, circle that number. When all numbers in one of your battleships are found and circled, be sure to call out, “You sunk my battleship!”

The winner is the first player to find and sink all of the other player’s battleships.

There you have it, my friend, 8 fun hundreds chart activities and games! I hope you found a few new games to add to your math learning toolkit.

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xo Sarah