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      Read and write numbers up to one million using a place value chart

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can read and write numbers up to one million using a place value chart.

      Key learning points

      1. We use commas to separate the thousands from the ones and the millions from the thousands.
      2. Grouping the digits in threes helps to read numbers.
      3. Grouping the digits in threes helps to write numbers.

      Keywords

      • Comma - A comma is a punctuation mark used to indicate a break in a sentence. It looks like this ,

      • Factor - Factors are two or more numbers that we can multiply together to create a product.

      • Multiple - A multiple is the result of multiplying a number by another whole number.

      Common misconception

      Pupils struggle to articulate larger numbers, confusing when to give the place value unit within the number.

      Provide a sentence stem like this: _ _ _ thousand and _ _ _ , encouraging the children to notice the groupings of thousands and ones.

      Teacher tip

      Pupils will explore powers in greater detail at secondary school, however, this is an excellent opportunity for pupils to connect their understanding of squared and cubed notation to the language of powers and how these are formed.

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      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      What number comes next in the counting sequence? 255 355 455

      Correct Answer: 555

      Q2.
      Complete the sentence: 590 can be composed of tens.

      Correct Answer: 59, fifty-nine

      Q3.
      A factor is:

      The answer to a multiplication equation.
      Correct answer: A number that multiplies with another number to create a product.
      A number that adds to another number.
      The answer to a subtraction equation.

      Q4.
      Complete the sentence: There are ones in ten thousand.

      Correct Answer: 10,000, ten thousand

      Q5.
      What number is 10 times the size of 100?

      Correct Answer: 1,000

      Q6.
      10 is one-tenth the size of

      Correct Answer: 100, one hundred

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Write the following number using digits. Remember to use comma separators accurately. One hundred thousand.

      Correct Answer: 100,000

      Q2.
      Write the following number using digits. Remember to use comma separators accurately. Forty thousand.

      Correct Answer: 40,000

      Q3.
      Tick the number which has been represented correctly.

      60000
      600,00
      6,0000
      Correct answer: 60,000

      Q4.
      864,000 is equivalent to:

      800 + 60 + 4
      80,000 + 600,000 + 4,000
      800,000 + 400 + 60,000
      Correct answer: 60,000 + 800,000 + 4,000

      Q5.
      Which expressions are equal to 1 × 10$$ ^{3} $$?

      Correct answer: 1 × 10 × 10 × 10
      10 × 10 × 10 × 10
      Correct answer: 10 × 10 × 10 × 1
      1 × 10 × 10

      Q6.
      What is 4 × 10$$ ^{2} $$?

      Correct answer: 400
      4,000
      40,000
      400,000

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