In the basket
Build a number and land it close to the target.
About the Game
Each round shows a number line marked in tens, with a target number circled on it. You're given two digit tiles — say 6 and 4 — and choose which one goes in the tens place and which goes in the ones place, building whichever two-digit number lands closer to the target. Tap Throw to launch your number onto the line and see how close you landed. 12 levels raise the difficulty as you go.
What Your Child Practices
Quickly weighing where each digit belongs — tens or ones — before committing.
Makes concrete how swapping a digit between the tens and ones place moves a number's position on the line, tying place value directly to distance.
The same closest-to-target judgment repeats across all 12 levels with new digit pairs and targets.
Comparing the two numbers a digit pair can make (e.g., 46 vs. 64) against the target before choosing which one to throw.
Frequently asked questions
In the basket is tagged for Grades 2–7 — levels inside the game raise the difficulty further as your child improves.
In the basket is a Solo game — no opponent, just you against your own best score.
No — In the basket plays directly in the browser, right on this page. No login, no download.
Makes concrete how swapping a digit between the tens and ones place moves a number's position on the line, tying place value directly to distance.
No — In the basket is free to play, no sign-up needed.