Math · Stage 3
Read, write and compare 4-digit numbers; value of each digit to 10,000
Four places now: thousands, hundreds, tens and ones. In 4 532 the 4 is worth 4 000 — and the biggest left-hand digit decides which number is larger.
✦ Math📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~12 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
I can read, write and compare 4-digit numbers, and give the value of each digit by its place (thousands, hundreds, tens, ones).
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Kavi Counts the Acorn Store 🌰
Kavi's winter store has grown past a thousand! He stacks them in thousands, hundreds, tens and ones: 4 big sacks of a thousand, 5 boxes of a hundred, 3 bags of ten and 2 loose 🌰 — that reads as 4 532. "The digit on the far left is worth the most," hoots Kavi. "My 4 isn't four — it's four thousand!"
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What your child will learn
1Each place is ten times biggerBuild a number with Kavi. Tap + on each column and watch: 10 ones make 1 ten, 10 tens make 1 hundred. Make 235 — that is 2 hundreds, 3 tens, 5 ones.
2Count on in thousands to 10 000Each hop is 1 000 — the same big jump every time. Start at 0 and tap Hop +1000: 1 000, 2 000, 3 000. Keep hopping all the way to the top.
3The hundreds inside a thousandZoom into one thousand. Between 1 000 and 2 000 the hundreds digit climbs: 1 100, 1 200, 1 300 … all the way to 2 000.
4The left-hand digit decidesTo compare two numbers, start from the biggest place on the left. Build 462 here, then picture 531 beside it. Compare the hundreds first: 5 beats 4.
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A peek inside
What is the value of the 4 in 4 532 🌰?
the 4 is in the thousands place → 4 × 1 000
Try this at home: Value of the digit: in 6 284, the 6 is worth __ · the 2 is worth __ · the 8 is worth __
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Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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