Free printable Base 10 Blocks to use as math manipulatives in your homeschool or classroom. There is a Hundreds board, Tens Units, and Ones Unit blocks. Print on colored cardstock so children can easily identify the size of the unit. Be sure to print enough of each size for children to create large numbers.
Printable Base 10 Blocks: Hundreds
Free printable base 10 blocks featuring a red hundreds block. This 10×10 unit block is used for visualizing 100 units. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Cut around the outside edge of this block to retain all 100 units in the grid.
Printable Base 10 Blocks: Tens
Free printable Base 10 blocks featuring strips of blue Tens units. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Cut the block into strips of 10 (you’ll have 10 rows of 10 when complete). These tens units can be used to show how to group tens to form 100.
Printable Base 10 Blocks: Ones
Free printable base 10 blocks for 100 ones units. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Cut out all 100 individual cubes to be used as single unit blocks. Ones blocks can be used to group into tens. Additionally, you can group and regroup these printable blocks to help students visualize addition and subtraction with regrouping.
Base 10 Blocks Hundreds Template
Print this blank hundreds block template on red cardstock paper for best results. Alternatively, you can color the block after printing. Cut out around the outside edge to retain the block as a 100 unitblock.
Base 10 Blocks Tens Template
Print this blank Tens template on blue cardstock paper for best results. You could also choose to color in the blocks with a blue crayon or marker. Cut the block into strips of 10, so that you have 10, tens unit blocks.
Base 10 Blocks Ones Template
Print this free ones template block onto yellow cardstock paper for best results. Cut out each individual unit so that you have 100 single-unit blocks for students to count with.
How to Use Base 10 Printable Blocks
Here are some fun and simple ways you can use Base 10 blocks in your math classroom.
DIY FlashCards: Use index cards, or our free printable number flashcards, and write numbers for children to build with their blocks. Have them draw a card, read the number out loud then build it on the table.
Making Big Numbers: Roll a die then choose that number. If you roll a 4, then choose either 4 hundreds, 4 tens, or 4 ones. Whatever you pick you have to keep. Then roll again and choose from your remaining options. Your goal is to build the biggest number possible (after rolling three times), so there is some strategy as to what numbers you make. Alternatively, you can play this game to make the smallest number as well. Have children keep track of their numbers as they go, when finished see who made the largest number. Pair these with our Place Value worksheets for extended learning opportunities.
Regrouping with Base 10 Blocks: Use the blocks for addition and subtraction with regrouping by having students physically break down a ten-rod into singles or a hundred flat into ten-rods when they need to borrow – seeing it happen makes the abstract concept concrete. Find addition worksheets with regrouping here.
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