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      Explain how many hundreds, tens and ones 1,000 is composed of

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can give the number of hundreds, tens and ones in 1000

      Key learning points

      1. 1,000 is composed of 10 hundreds.
      2. 1,000 is composed of 100 tens.
      3. 1,000 is composed of 1,000 ones.

      Keywords

      • Compose - Compose means to combine parts to make a given number. One hundred is composed of 10 tens.

      • Thousand - A thousand is a 4-digit number equal to 10 groups of one hundred.

      Common misconception

      Pupils may not make the connection between 10 hundreds, 100 tens and 1 thousand as they may find it difficult to visualise 1,000

      Secure understanding of 1,000 using a range of representations: counting up on number lines divided differently, showing Base 10 blocks that are equivalent to a one thousand block and even exploring within the context of money.

      Teacher tip

      This can be taught as a practical session with Base 10 blocks, place value counters and number lines representing 100s, 10s and 1s in one thousand. Draw attention to what each digit represents in 1,000, reading it in different ways, to help children understand the number of 100s, 10s and 1s.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which number is represented by the Base 10 blocks?

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      100
      Correct answer: 200
      300
      20

      Q2.
      Which number is represented by the place value counters?

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      4
      40
      Correct answer: 400

      Q3.
      What is 200 + 100 = ?

      Correct Answer: 300

      Q4.
      What is 300 − 100 = ?

      Correct Answer: 200

      Q5.
      How many tens are there in one hundred?

      Correct Answer: 10

      Q6.
      What number comes next? 100, 200, 300, 400…

      Correct Answer: 500

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Complete the sentence. 1,000 is composed of ___ hundreds.

      5
      Correct answer: 10
      50
      100

      Q2.
      Complete the sentence. 1,000 is composed of ___ tens.

      5
      10
      50
      Correct answer: 100

      Q3.
      7 hundreds add hundreds is equal to 1,000

      Correct Answer: 3, three

      Q4.
      1,000 subtract 6 hundreds is equal to hundreds.

      Correct Answer: 4, four

      Q5.
      Match up the number with a way of composing it.

      Correct Answer:900,90 tens
      Correct Answer:90,9 tens
      Correct Answer:9,9 ones

      Q6.
      Match up the different ways of composing 1,000

      Correct Answer:1,thousand
      Correct Answer:10,hundreds
      Correct Answer:100,tens
      Correct Answer:1,000,ones

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