Numbers to 10,000

For grown-ups: this lesson in words

Years 4 to 6 · Maths

Numbers to 10,000: I can say what each digit in a 4-digit number is worth, compare numbers and count in steps.

1. Here is 3,452 made with place value counters: 3 thousands, 4 hundreds, 5 tens and 2 ones.

   3,452 = 3,000 + 400 + 50 + 2

   The digit 3 stands for 3 thousands, so its value is 3,000. The 4 is worth 400.

   Picture: Place value counters showing 3,452: 3 thousands, 4 hundreds, 5 tens and 2 ones. It is split into 3,000, 400, 50 and 2.

2. In a place value chart, each digit has its own column: thousands, hundreds, tens and ones.

   Here is 4,071. It has 4 thousands, 0 hundreds, 7 tens and 1 one.

   No hundreds, so we write 0 in the hundreds column. The 0 keeps the 7 in the tens column.

   Picture: A place value chart showing 4,071: 4 thousands, 0 hundreds, 7 tens and 1 one. The hundreds column is highlighted.

3. Your turn: Here is 6,284. What is the value of the digit 2?

   Picture: A place value chart showing 6,284: 6 thousands, 2 hundreds, 8 tens and 4 ones.

   Choose one:

   • 2
   • 20
   • 200
   • 2,000

   Answer

   The answer: 200

   200. The 2 sits in the hundreds column, so it is worth 2 hundreds, which is 200.

   Picture: A place value chart showing 6,284: 6 thousands, 2 hundreds, 8 tens and 4 ones. It is split into 6,000, 200, 80 and 4. The hundreds column is highlighted.

Words to know

digit:

One of the symbols 0 to 9 that we write numbers with.

place value:

What a digit is worth because of the column it sits in.

thousand:

Ten hundreds. We write it 1,000.

multiple:

A number you say when counting in equal steps, like 6, 12, 18.