Max Maths, Year 4, Learn together, Counting to 10000 (5)

In the 'Max Maths' programme for Year 4, students are encouraged to expand their counting skills by learning to count to 10,000. This particular exercise uses a number line as a visual aid to help students understand large numbers and counting in different intervals. The activity is broken down into several parts, each focusing on counting in different steps to reinforce number sense and sequencing.

Part (a) of the exercise asks students to count in large steps of 1,000s, starting from 0 and going up to 10,000. This helps students grasp the concept of thousands and their place value. In part (b), the counting is done in smaller steps of 500s, beginning at 6,000 and working up to 10,000, which introduces the idea of midpoints between the thousands. For part (c), the task becomes more detailed as students count in increments of 50s, starting from 9,600. This is a more granular approach that helps students understand the numbers that make up a thousand. In part (d), the interval is narrowed down even further to steps of 10s, which begins at 9,920, allowing students to see the progression of numbers in tens up to the 10,000 mark. Finally, part (e) challenges students to count in the smallest steps of 1s, starting from 9,991, which helps to solidify their understanding of individual units and their accumulation to form larger numbers. Students are directed to workbook pages 2 to 5 for additional practice and reinforcement of these counting concepts.