Place value requires year-round skills practice in the classroom. So, that means it can get a little repetitive. The best way to break through the monotony is to incorporate creative, themed activities! In spring, rabbit or Easter-themed place value activities are the perfect way to keep your students engaged while reinforcing foundational number sense skills.
Whether you’re teaching first, second, or third grade, these low-prep, hands-on rabbit and Easter math activities are easy to differentiate and fun to display—perfect for your spring bulletin board or math centers.
To drive the theme, it’s a great idea to incorporate symbolic elements. An Easter basket plays on the fun of the coveted egg hunt which most students can relate to, and filling them with ‘eggs’ will grab their interest.
This Place Value Basket activity combines number sense practice with a creative Easter twist!
To begin, students roll a number cube to generate a number—making it easy to differentiate for 2-digit, 3-digit, or even 4-digit numbers. Then, they get to build their Easter Egg Basket with each piece requiring a different task. Here’s a step-by-step:
After they’re done, place these adorable math crafts on your hallway or bulletin board display!
Base Ten Bunnies are a teacher-favorite—and for good reason. In Base Ten Bunnies, students are working with place value in a hands-on way, giving them a good visual example of how each number’s place value differs.
To craft their bunnies, students visit a “Base Ten Bunny Bar” where they select different pieces to build a bunny. Each part of the bunny—head, whiskers, bowtie—represents a place value: thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones, depending on the size of the number being used.
Once their bunny is assembled, students will:
It’s a wonderful blend of math, creativity, and critical thinking, and it makes for a standout spring math display. You can add it alongside some other spring favorites like a fun Butterfly display or Rainbow bulletin board for spring!
Nothing says “math can be fun” like letting students wear what they’ve learned! And they can never get too much practice with representing numbers.
To craft their hats, students start by rolling a number cube to generate a number. On their rabbit headband, they show the number in standard form, expanded form, and word form.
You could make this even more interactive and have students complete different tasks. Some examples include finding the number before and after their number or lining up from least to greatest!
There are many creative ways to enhance the lesson, and it’s a quick and effective way to reinforce place value while adding a bit of whimsy to your math block. Plus, students love showing off their learning—and their hats—to classmates, teachers, and even families at home.
And yes, even my dog Bumi got in on the fun!
With options to differentiate for a variety of learners and simple materials to prep, these place value crafts bring math to life while brightening your classroom. Looking for ready-to-use templates and printables for these activities?
Check out the Hoppin’ Through Place Value resource in my TpT store or shop below—it includes everything you need for all three of these engaging lessons!
Bring spring fun to your math lessons with these place-value activities! Perfect for grades 1-3, this resource helps students visualize place value with base ten blocks while creating adorable rabbit and Easter-themed crafts for a spring bulletin board.
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