Read and Write Numerals Through 10,000

Contributed by:
Diego
Learn ways to read and write numbers from 1 to 10,000.
1. Year 5
Autumn Transition Therapy
Can read and write numbers up to 1,000,000
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July 2020
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2. Vocabulary
Act it out.
Give
examples of Give a
similar definition or
digit spellings/
rhyming
use it in a
sentence.
words. The word
value is…
figure Describe it Suggest a
without synonym
saying the and an
word itself. antonym.
Draw a
picture of it.
3. Numbers up to 1,000,000
Talk to your partner
When in everyday life do you
come across or use numbers
up to one million?
4. Place value
It is important to be able to read and write numbers up to
1,000,000 (one million).
Millions Hundred Ten Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
thousands thousands
(100,000) (10,000) (1,000) (100) (10) (1)
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5. 4-digit numbers
Let’s look at an example with 4-digit numbers.
5,678
Can you read this number?
Which column is the largest in value?
Which column is the smallest in value?
What value does the digit 5 have in this number?
6. 4-digit numbers
Let’s look at another example.
2,095 two thousand and ninety-five
What is said when there is a comma?
What happens when there is a zero in the number somewhere?
Notice that we say ‘thousand’ where the comma appears.
When there is a zero within the number, we say ‘and’.
7. Your turn
Take it in turns to read these numbers to your partner.
Think about what you say to replace the comma and zeros.
3,499
2,006
8,220
5,085
7,999
8. 5-digit numbers
Let’s look at an example with 5 digits.
34,822
Can you read this number?
Which column is the largest in value?
Which column is the smallest in value?
What is the value of the 3 in the above number?
thirty-four thousand eight hundred and twenty-two
9. Your turn
Take it in turns to read the mass of these gazelles to your partner.
Think about what you say to replace the comma and zeros.
Dorcas gazelle
Arabian gazelle
14,860g
24,066g
Mountain gazelle
21,655g
10. Your turn
Katia says the number 22,406 is said as twenty-two thousand and
forty-six.
Is she correct? Explain your answer.
Make up a similar question for your partner using
either a 4-digit or a 5-digit number.
11. 6-digit numbers
Let’s look at an example with 6 digits.
456,821
Can you read this number?
Which column is the largest in value?
Which column is the smallest in value?
What is the value of the 4 in the above number?
four hundred and fifty-six thousand eight hundred and twenty-one
12. Your turn
Take it in turns to read these numbers to your partner.
Think about what you say to replace the comma and zeros.
324,576
222,340
567,010
456,309
204,002
111,999
13. Your turn
What’s the same?
What’s different?
Look at the numbers. Discuss with your partner – what
is the same and what is different about them?
345,203 46,243 6,448
14. Reading numbers
To read large numbers, it helps to put the numbers in a place value chart.
45,603
Hundred Ten Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
thousands thousands
(100,000) (10,000) (1,000) (100) (10) (1)
4 5 6 0 3
How many thousands are there? 45
So, we say forty-five thousand first (pause at the comma).
15. Reading numbers
Hundred Ten Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
thousands thousands
(10,000)
45,603 (100,000) (1,000) (100) (10) (1)
4 5 6 0 3
Then focus on the rest of the number. How many ones are there? 603
This part is said after the thousands.
So, we say:
forty-five thousand six hundred and three
16. Reading numbers
Let’s try a 6-digit number and use the same strategy.
Hundred Ten Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
thousands thousands
(10,000)
345,620 (100,000) (1,000) (100) (10) (1)
3 4 5 6 2 0
How many thousands are there? 345
So, we say three hundred and forty-five thousand first
(pause at the comma).
17. Reading numbers
Hundred Ten Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
thousands thousands
(10,000)
345,620 (100,000) (1,000) (100) (10) (1)
3 4 5 6 2 0
Then focus on the rest of the number. How many ones are there? 620
So, we say this part after the thousands:
three hundred and forty-five thousand six hundred and twenty
18. Your turn
Take it in turns with your partner to read these numbers.
Use a place value chart to help you.
24,678 Remember to focus on grouping the 406,575
56,099 numbers and think about what you say to 240,405
81,001 replace a comma or a zero. 877,001
Hundred Ten Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
thousands thousands
(100,000) (10,000) (1000) (100) (10) (1)
19. Reading numbers
What is this number?
1,000,000
Millions Hundred Ten Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
(1,000,000) thousands thousands
(100,000) (10,000) (1,000) (100) (10) (1)
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
One million is a 7-digit number with six zeros
after it. Notice the comma to separate the
millions from the thousands.
20. Your turn
The table below shows the costs of some houses.
Can you say these numbers to a partner?
Name of house Cost
Greenslades £185,050
The Poplars £345,890
White Cottage £98,455
Tenby House £1,065,000
Which house is the cheapest and which is the most expensive?
Explain how you know.
21. Your turn
405,402 Michael reads this number and then
says it out loud.
forty-five
thousand four Is Michael correct? Explain
hundred and how you know.
two
22. Writing numbers
We should be able to write numbers all the way up to one million.
Let’s look at an example with 5-digits.
Write the number fifty-four thousand three hundred and
two in words.
Ten Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
thousands Hint:
(10,000) (1,000) (100) (10) (1) Place the digits into the
place value chart before
5 4 3 0 2 writing it as a number.
23. Writing numbers
When writing numbers, a hyphen is used between compound
numbers. These are number made up of two words. Such as:
seventy-eight
fifty-four
million
twenty-seven
thousand
24. Your turn
Complete the table, either with the number in
figures or in words. Remember the hyphens!
Number in figures Number in words
45,365
twenty-one thousand and two
1,456,760
one hundred and forty-six thousand
five million, one hundred and twenty-two
25. Your turn
Only
A sports car in a showroom costs
fifty-eight thousand nine hundred
£58,999
and ninety-nine pounds. The sales
person writes two price tags to put
on the front and rear windscreens. Only
One is incorrect. £580,999
Which one? Explain the mistake.
26. Remember
✓ When reading and writing numbers, focus on the place value of each
digit. Jot down column headings if it helps.
✓ Remember that numbers are grouped and a comma separates these
groups, e.g. a comma will follow the millions and the thousands.
✓ When writing numbers, a hyphen is used between compound
numbers. These are number made up of two words, e.g. ninety-nine.
✓ The word ‘and’ is used to replace a zero in a column within a number.