What does the Bo's Berry Pantry — Tens and Ones the Smart Way activity teach?

Bo's Berry Pantry — Tens and Ones the Smart Way is a free interactive activity for Grade 1, focused on Number & Operations in Base Ten. Children play it right in the browser — no printing, login, or setup required.

Is Bo's Berry Pantry — Tens and Ones the Smart Way free to use?

Yes. Bo's Berry Pantry — Tens and Ones the Smart Way is completely free, with no signup and no paywall, on any tablet, laptop, or classroom whiteboard.

Which ages is this activity for?

It is designed for Grade 1 (Number & Operations in Base Ten) and works well for whole-class, small-group, or independent practice.

Bo's Berry Pantry — Tens and Ones the Smart Way

Bo the bunny is stocking his winter pantry, and a crate holds exactly ten berries — sealed up, you just KNOW it's a ten. Read Bo's pile or number, then sling his berries to the shelf that matches with the right crates and loose berries. Watch the crates crack open and count by tens! A warm Grade 1 place-value game about tens and ones, aligned to Common Core 1.NBT.B.2.

Grade 1·Number & Operations in Base Ten·1.NBT.B.2

About this activity

Bo the bunny is stocking his winter pantry, where a sealed crate holds exactly ten berries — so a crate just is a ten. The child reads a pile of berries, a written numeral like 63, or a question such as 'how many is forty?', then slings the berries to the shelf showing the right number of crates (tens) and loose berries (ones). It's a free Grade 1 place-value activity that plays in the browser with no sign-up.

Every shelf is a trap or a match, which is what builds real place-value sense. For 34 the choices include the true 3 tens and 4 ones, the digit-flipped 4 tens 3 ones, a near-miss with the wrong tens, and a value trap. Trickier rounds offer a regrouping trap (1 ten and 15 loose ones for 25) or ask the child to name a hoard of 8 tens and 5 ones as 85 — not 58 and not 805. The child must read the tens and ones, not just match digits.

It is aligned to Common Core 1.NBT.B.2 — understanding that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. No timer, no score — just calm, playful practice.

What's inside this activity

Designed for Grade 1 learners (ages about 6–7)
Common Core strand: Number & Operations in Base Ten
Aligned to Common Core standard 1.NBT.B.2

How to play

Read Bo's pile, numeral, or question to find the number he needs.

Sling the berries to the shelf with the right crates (tens) and loose berries (ones), and watch the crates count by tens.

Not quite? Try again as many times as you like — there is no timer and no score.

What your child practices

Reading a two-digit number as a count of tens and ones
Knowing that a sealed crate of ten berries stands for one ten
Catching digit-flip traps like 34 versus 43
Spotting that 1 ten and 15 loose ones is not yet tidied into the right tens and ones

Learning goals

Understand a two-digit number as tens and ones — the focus of Common Core 1.NBT.B.2.

Tell true place value apart from digit-flip and grouping traps.

Build the bundling-by-ten sense that all later two-digit arithmetic rests on.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bo's Berry Pantry — Tens and Ones the Smart Way activity teach?: Bo's Berry Pantry — Tens and Ones the Smart Way is a free interactive activity for Grade 1, focused on Number & Operations in Base Ten. Children play it right in the browser — no printing, login, or setup required.
Is Bo's Berry Pantry — Tens and Ones the Smart Way free to use?: Yes. Bo's Berry Pantry — Tens and Ones the Smart Way is completely free, with no signup and no paywall, on any tablet, laptop, or classroom whiteboard.
Which ages is this activity for?: It is designed for Grade 1 (Number & Operations in Base Ten) and works well for whole-class, small-group, or independent practice.

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