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Working with Large Numbers

Solve number and practical problems involving reading, writing, ordering, comparing, and rounding whole numbers up to 1,000,000

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“Working with Large Numbers means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”

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Worked example. Adult shows one clear example for Working with Large Numbers, then the child tries a matching example with a reason.

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Working with Large Numbers means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.

Materials: Counters or paper models for the idea; Pencil for recording. Adult models one concrete example of the idea. Child completes three concrete examples and says a reason each time. Done: three correct examples with a spoken reason each. Stop after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.

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KS2 Maths

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KS2 Maths supports Working with Large Numbers. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.

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Check understanding

  • What is the largest six-digit number with digits summing to 15?
  • A stadium holds 67,450 people. Round to the nearest thousand for a news report
  • Order the populations of five cities and find the difference between the largest and smallest
“If your child is told the population of a city is 2,347,819, can they read that number aloud correctly and say roughly how many millions it is?”

Curriculum record

Type
Procedural
Subject
Mathematics
Domain
Number Representation & Place Value
Age range
Ages 9–10

Standards

uk-nc-2013:Ma5/2.1e