Max Maths, Year 6, Learn together, Numbers to the millions (1)

In the 'Numbers to the Millions' section of the Max Maths Year 6 curriculum, students are introduced to the concept of large numbers, reaching all the way into the millions. The lesson begins with a visual representation of beads, each column representing a different place value, from ones to millions. Students are tasked with identifying the number represented by these beads and then writing it both numerically and in words. For example, a series of beads corresponding to the millions, hundred thousands, ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones columns is presented, and students must decipher the value each bead represents.

The exercise helps students understand the place value system and how to construct numbers into the millions. In the given example, the beads represent the number 5,261,943. This is broken down into five million (5,000,000), two hundred thousand (200,000), sixty thousand (60,000), one thousand (1,000), nine hundred (900), forty (40), and three (3). Students are then shown how to add these individual place values together to arrive at the total number. The lesson reinforces the correct way to read and write large numbers, with the example number being read and written as 'five million, two hundred and sixty-one thousand, nine hundred and forty-three'. This foundational skill is crucial for students' understanding of numeracy and their ability to work with large numbers.