Place value - Rounding to the nearest 1,000 - Worksheet

The "Round to the Nearest 1,000" worksheet is part of a comprehensive learning resource designed to help Year 6 students master the concept of rounding numbers. The National Curriculum objective for this lesson is to enable students to round any number to the nearest 1,000. To facilitate learning, the worksheet provides a variety of activities supported by differentiated worksheets, teaching slides, and number lines. Students are introduced to key vocabulary such as 'round', 'nearest', 'between', and 'digits', which are crucial for understanding the rounding process. The lesson builds upon their existing knowledge of rounding to the nearest 10 and 100, as students learn to identify which multiples of 1,000 a number falls between and to use the hundreds column to determine how to round effectively.

For a hands-on approach, paper strips and paper clips are used to represent numbers on a number line, helping students visualise the rounding process. The worksheet poses key questions to encourage students to think critically about the relationship between numbers and their rounded counterparts. Children work with multiples of one hundred on a number line, use various representations including digits and Roman numerals, and engage in reasoning and problem-solving tasks. These tasks include comparing rounded numbers to approximations and determining which of a set of three numbers would round to a given thousand. The worksheet is structured to cater to different learning stages, from 'Working Towards' to 'Greater Depth', ensuring that all students can progress at a pace suited to their understanding.