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Year 5 · Maths · Place value to 1,000,000 · Lesson 1

Reading and writing numbers to a million

Read, write and partition numbers up to 1,000,000, find the value of each digit, and find 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 more or less.

Whiteboard video lesson: Reading and writing numbers to a million

19-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Read and write numbers to 1,000,000
  • Find the value of a digit
  • Partition numbers
  • Find 10, 100, 1,000 ... more or less

The method

  1. Use the comma.
  2. Place value chart.
  3. 0 for empty places.
  4. Change one column.

Key words: place value, digit, hundred thousand, million, partition, place holder.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is the value of the digit 3 in 538,124?

  1. Step 1: Use a place value chart
  2. Step 2: 3 ten thousands = 30,000

Answer: 30,000

Question 2

What is the value of the digit 6 in 672,043?

  1. Step 1: Use a place value chart
  2. Step 2: 6 hundred thousands = 600,000

Answer: 600,000

Question 3

What is the value of the digit 5 in 185,490?

  1. Step 1: Use a place value chart
  2. Step 2: 5 thousands = 5000

Answer: 5000