Place value - 1,000 more and less - Worksheet

The worksheet focuses on the concept of finding 1,000 more or less than a given number, a skill that builds on children's previous experience with finding 1, 10, and 100 more or less from Year 3. The National Curriculum objective is to enable students to confidently find 1,000 more or less than any number presented to them. To facilitate this learning, differentiated sheets and teaching slides are provided as resources. The vocabulary for the lesson includes terms such as 'more than', 'less than', 'place value counters', 'Base 10', 'represent', and 'column'. Students are encouraged to use different methods, such as place value counters, Base 10 representations, or numerals, to show their understanding of the concept.

Key questions posed during the lesson help to guide the children's thinking process and include queries like "What is 1,000 more than/less than a number?" and "Which column changes when I find 1,000 more or less?" The worksheet offers a variety of tasks that require students to find 1,000 more or less than pictorial representations and to solve calculations that add or subtract 10, 100, and 1,000. Additionally, children are prompted to complete sentences to demonstrate their understanding, such as "I know that 1,000 more than ____ is ____ because ... I can prove this by ____." This approach ensures that students not only practice the arithmetic but also understand the underlying place value concepts, setting a strong foundation for future mathematical learning.