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Lino & Saya’s Candy Store
Free Interactive Place Value Game — Numbers to 10,000
Eight candy-store stations turn Grade 3 place value practice into short, hands-on missions—not one long multiple-choice quiz.
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What Is Lino & Saya’s Candy Store?
This free browser-based math game helps children practice place value and numbers to 10,000. Each station gives the child a different job inside the candy store: fill jars, match digit values, complete number equations, prepare customer orders, move boxes on a conveyor, operate a more-or-less machine, and repack candy into groups of ten.
The changing interactions matter. Children are not simply choosing A, B, or C over and over—they have to build, move, arrange, enter, exchange, and apply numbers in different ways.
Take a Look Inside the Game
The eight stations move from building numbers and understanding digit value to counting, regrouping, and mixed application.
1. Fill the Number Jars
Children build a target number using thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones. They can add candies to each jar and remove them if they add too many. This starts with the quantity itself before moving into more abstract place-value work.
2. Candy Value Counter
Students connect each digit to what it is worth in the number and work with expanded form.
3. Candy Equation Machine
The machine has a missing value. Students use the keypad to complete the expanded-form equation.
4. Candy Orders
Customers place orders using number names and numerals. Children arrange word strips or use the register keypad, so reading and writing numbers are practiced in both directions.
5. Candy Conveyor
Boxes travel along a number conveyor. Children move left or right by 10, 100, or 1,000 and can see the number trail as it changes. This turns counting forward and backward into a visible movement instead of an isolated number sequence.
6. More or Less Machine
Students choose +10, +100, +1,000 or the matching subtraction lever to transform one number into another.
7. Candy Packing Station
Children work with equivalent place-value units and regroup candy using the rule that 10 of one unit can be exchanged for 1 of the next unit.
8. Candy Shop Challenge
The final station mixes skills from around the store. It checks whether students can transfer what they practiced instead of only repeating one familiar task.
What Does the Game Practice?
- Represent and build numbers to 10,000 using thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones
- Identify the place and value of a digit
- Compose and decompose numbers using expanded form
- Find missing values in expanded-form equations
- Read number names and write numerals
- Count forward and backward by 10, 100, and 1,000
- Find 10, 100, or 1,000 more or less
- Regroup and exchange equivalent place-value units
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Built for More Than One Playthrough
The stations use larger question banks instead of serving exactly the same set each time. The game keeps track of recently used items in the same browser and draws fresh questions while unused items remain. Stars are also saved on that browser and device, so children can come back and try to improve their results.
Teacher Abi’s Tip
There is no need to finish all eight stations in one sitting. For regular practice, I would rather have a child complete one or two stations carefully and explain what the numbers are doing than rush through the entire game.
If a station is difficult, replay it on another day. Ask questions such as, “Which digit changed?”, “What place is it in?”, or “Why did 10 tens become 1 hundred?”
Ways to Use the Candy Store
- After a lesson: Play the station that matches the skill just taught.
- Math center: Assign one or two stations during independent work.
- Home practice: Let children return to the game across several days.
- Quiz review: Use the later stations after the basic place-value concepts are secure.
- Extra practice: Replay a station and try to improve the star score.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the game free?
Yes. Lino & Saya’s Candy Store is free to open and play in a web browser.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Click the play button and the game opens on its own page.
Can students play more than once?
Yes. The stations are designed for replay, with fresh questions drawn from their question banks while unused items remain.
Does progress save?
Stars and question history are saved in the same browser and device. Clearing browser data or switching devices can reset that progress.
Does it work on phones and tablets?
The game adjusts to smaller screens and provides tap controls where needed. A tablet or computer may be more comfortable for younger students, especially for the more visual stations.
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Help Lino and Saya complete all eight place-value jobs and see how many stars you can earn.
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