Max Maths, Year 5, Learn together, Numbers up to 1000000 (3)

In a mathematics lesson for Year 5 students, the concept of place value is explored through the process of adding large numbers. The lesson starts by examining what happens when 100 is added to 900. By combining these two numbers, the result is 1,000. This is because 900 consists of 9 hundreds, and by adding one more hundred to it, we reach a total of 10 hundreds. This value is expressed verbally as 'one thousand'. The visual representation in the materials helps students understand that crossing the threshold of 9 hundreds leads to the next place value, which is the thousands.

Moving on to larger numbers, the lesson delves into what occurs when 10,000 is added to 90,000. The sum of these numbers is 100,000, which is the result of having 10 ten-thousands. This number is articulated as 'one hundred thousand'. The lesson continues to build on this concept by asking what happens if 100,000 is added to 900,000. When these numbers are combined, the outcome is 1,000,000, which is the equivalent of 10 hundred-thousands. This number is pronounced as 'one million'. These exercises help students to comprehend the incremental progression of numbers and the significance of each place value as they work with numbers up to one million.