Place value - Counting in Powers of 10 - Worksheet

The "Counting in Powers of 10" worksheet is an educational resource aimed at enhancing students' understanding of place value and number sequences. The National Curriculum objective for this lesson is for students to count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000. To facilitate this learning, differentiated worksheets and teaching slides are provided as resources. Key vocabulary terms such as "Power of 10", "number sequence", "rule", "positive numbers", "negative numbers", "increasing", "decreasing", and "patterns" are central to the lesson. Students are tasked with completing number sequences and identifying the term-to-term rule, such as adding 10 each time, with sequences presented in both ascending and descending order.

During the lesson, students are encouraged to engage with key questions that prompt them to consider whether negative numbers will appear in the sequences, the patterns observed with positive and negative numbers, and the rules governing sequences that increase or decrease by 10s, 100s, or 1,000s. The activities involve continuing number sequences, identifying and correcting mistakes within given sequences, and applying rules to complete sequences with missing parts. The worksheet also incorporates the use of a Gattegno chart, where students place counters to represent numbers and complete sequences according to specific rules. This exercise is designed to deepen their reasoning and problem-solving skills as they explore the concept of counting in powers of 10 across different levels of complexity, ranging from working towards the expected level to achieving greater depth in their understanding.