Number Knowledge 5 – Skip counting in ones, tens, hundreds and thousands
- Know counting sequences for numbers in ones, tens, hundreds and thousands.
- Know the number that is one, ten, a hundred or a thousand more or less than a given number.
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Teacher notes
- Skip counting is a valuable skill as it helps with learning tables, seeing algebraic patterns, and addition and subtraction.
- Students will need to know basic addition and subtraction facts before they can skip count.
Number Knowledge 6 – Rounding to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand
- Round a whole number from 0 to 1 000 000 to the nearest ten, hundred or thousand.
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Teacher notes
- It is important that students understand rounding rather than learn rules about it. A number line is the best way to show rounding because it is easier to see which ten, hundred or thousand the number is closer to.
- Students often have difficulty drawing number lines and placing the number on them. Give lots of practice at this.
Number Knowledge 7 – Ordering whole numbers
- Order whole numbers in the range 0 to 1 000 000.
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Teacher notes
- Being able to order numbers is very important for estimation, algebraic patterns, ordering fractions and any situation where students are required to make comparisons between numbers – for example, when analysing statistical data.
- It is helpful to use a number line when ordering numbers.
