Rounding Numbers to the Nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 - Worksheet

This worksheet is designed to help students practice rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100, and 1,000, enhancing their fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving skills in mathematics. For instance, one task asks students to combine the number of leaflets Charlie and Kiera have, rounding their total to the nearest 1,000. The exercise requires an understanding of how to round numbers up or down based on specific digits, such as rounding 3,856 up to 4,000 and 4,213 down to 4,000, before adding them together. Another problem presents a common mistake where a student named Tiana rounds 8,742 to 9,042 instead of the correct 9,000, illustrating the importance of setting hundreds, tens, and ones to zero when rounding to the nearest thousand.

Additional activities on the worksheet encourage students to explore the concept of rounding in greater depth. They are asked to find multiple numbers that would round to given numbers like 300, 12,000, and 9,900 when rounded to the nearest 100. There is also a creative task where students must create a "My number is…" problem for a partner to solve, using clues provided for rounding to the nearest 10, 100, and 1,000. For example, a number rounded to the nearest 10 is 3,350, to the nearest 100 is 3,400, and to the nearest 1,000 is 3,000, challenging students to consider all possible numbers that could fit these criteria. The worksheet is a comprehensive tool for reinforcing rounding concepts and ensuring students can apply them accurately in different scenarios.