Place Value - Numbers to 10,000,000 - Planning

In a comprehensive lesson aimed at Year 6 students, the concept of place value is explored with an emphasis on numbers up to ten million. The session begins with a starter activity where students revisit key vocabulary and concepts from previous lessons, ensuring a solid foundation for the new material. The class teaching input utilises place value counters and charts to help students visualise and understand the size and scale of large numbers. The lesson's resources, including worksheets and a presentation, are designed to support various learning styles and reinforce the key terms such as 'place value', 'representation', and 'partitioned'.

During independent learning, students engage in a series of activities that challenge them to read, write, and represent numbers up to ten million. They start by using place value charts to practise reading large numbers, progressing to matching written numbers with their digit forms and using part-whole diagrams to combine number parts and find the whole. The lesson encourages collaborative learning through group work, where children discuss reasoning problems and share strategies. The plenary session includes a reflective 'Give me five' activity, where students consider what they've learned and identify areas for improvement. The lesson is differentiated to cater to varying levels of understanding, from working towards fluency to achieving greater depth, ensuring that each child can progress at their own pace.