Printable Base Ten Blocks Worksheets
Printable base ten blocks worksheets for 1st through 3rd grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 4 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as visual guides and speed drills.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Base Ten Blocks
What this skill is
Base ten blocks use visual manipulatives (units, rods, flats) to represent numbers and operations concretely before moving to abstract notation.
When children learn it
Base ten blocks are used in 1st through 3rd grade, aligned to 1.NBT.B.2 and 2.NBT.A.1.
Teaching Tips
- Group rods and units into organized rows before counting.
- Practice drawing simplified rods as vertical lines and units as dots.
Common Mistakes
- Miscounting single unit cubes in large groupings.
- Confusing ten rods with single units when drawing blocks.