Max Maths, Year 6, Learn together, Comparing and ordering numbers within 1000000 (1)

In the 'Max Maths' curriculum for Year 6, students learn to compare and order numbers up to one million. The lesson focuses on understanding the value of digits depending on their position within a number. To facilitate this, students are encouraged to use a place value chart, which breaks down numbers into ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, and hundred thousands. This visual aid helps students to systematically compare numbers by examining the value of the digits from the leftmost place value (the highest) and moving right.

For instance, when comparing the numbers 610,926 and 651,903, the lesson guides students to first look at the hundred thousands place. Since both numbers have '6' in the hundred thousands place, they are equal at this point, so students must then compare the next highest place value, which is the ten thousands place. Here, the number 651,903 has '5' ten thousands, which is greater than '1' ten thousand in the number 610,926. Therefore, based on this comparison, 651,903 is identified as the greater number. The lesson continues to explore what steps should be taken if the ten thousands place also contains the same digit, ensuring students are equipped to compare numbers in any scenario within the one million range.