Counting to One Million with Decimals

Counting to One Million with Decimals

Year 3 Mathematics New Zealand Curriculum Building Number Sense

WALT (We Are Learning To)

Count and read decimal numbers aloud Understand the progression from 0.1 to 1,000,000 Recognize place value patterns Build confidence with large numbers

Success Criteria Check

I can read decimal numbers clearly I can count in sequence I can identify place values I can say numbers with confidence

Let's Start Small: Tenths

0.1 (zero point one) 0.2 (zero point two) 0.3 (zero point three) 0.4 (zero point four) 0.5 (zero point five)

Practice Reading Together

0.6 (zero point six) 0.7 (zero point seven) 0.8 (zero point eight) 0.9 (zero point nine) 1.0 (one point zero)

Moving to Whole Numbers

1 (one) 2 (two) 5 (five) 10 (ten) 20 (twenty) 50 (fifty)

Hundreds Challenge

100 (one hundred) 200 (two hundred) 500 (five hundred) 800 (eight hundred) 900 (nine hundred)

Thousands and Beyond

{"left":"1,000 (one thousand)\n5,000 (five thousand)\n10,000 (ten thousand)","right":"50,000 (fifty thousand)\n100,000 (one hundred thousand)\n500,000 (five hundred thousand)"}

The Big Number: One Million!

Differentiation and Extension

Advanced learners: Create your own number sequence Support needed: Use number cards and visual aids Dyslexia-friendly: Large print number cards available Extension: Write numbers in expanded form