Number Stax

Number Stax™ blocks are a fun, hands-on math tool where numbers don’t just sit on a page… they help students build math the way it’s meant to be learned—through physical exploration, seeing relationships, and discussion.

Built from soft, colorful, and durable foam, each block represents a number through its height, turning abstract ideas into something students can stack, compare, and truly see. Whether building a tower of 10 or breaking it into parts, learners experience math as a physical, creative act—not just a worksheet exercise.

Students love Number Stax -
• They feel like toys, not tools - stacking, building, and knocking down towers taps into natural play instincts—math sneaks in through the fun.
• Students instantly notice patterns and part-whole relationships: a “5” is taller than a “3,” and two “5s” match a “10.” It’s visual math magic.
• Creative freedom - from skyscrapers to stair-steps to number trains, every build tells a mathematical story.

Deep mathematical value -
• Number sense & counting: See quantities grow and compare sizes directly
• Operations: Physically model addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Place Value: Understand teen numbers as a unit of ten and some ones
• Part-Whole Relationships: Compose and decompose numbers in a variety of ways
• Fractions & equivalence: Discover relationships by combining and comparing block lengths
• Early algebraic thinking: Explore equality, patterns, and unknowns concretely

Instead of memorizing, students construct meaning—one stack at a time!

Designed for real classrooms (and real living rooms)- this smaller, more affordable, and manageable 28-piece set is intentionally sized for flexibility:
• Easy to manage for small groups, centers, or home use
• Compact enough for desks, yet powerful enough for big ideas
• Includes a fabric storage bag for grab-and-go learning
• Activity suggestions included to spark immediate use

It’s the kind of set teachers can use daily—and families can actually keep on the kitchen table.

Includes 28 foam blocks representing values 1–10:
• 10 ones, 5 twos, 4 threes, 2 fours, 2 fives
• 1 each of six through ten