Year 5 - Place Value - Unit 1

In these energetic Year 5 maths lessons, children take their learning outdoors to explore place value, rounding, and ordering numbers up to one million. Through treasure hunts, chalk challenges, and teamwork games, pupils build confidence, sharpen number sense, and make working with large numbers fun and memorable.

Lesson Plans

Representing numbers to 100,000

In this active Year 5 maths lesson, children take their learning outdoors to explore numbers up to 100,000. Through practical station activities, teamwork, and peer feedback, pupils strengthen their understanding of place value and build confidence in reading, writing, and representing large numbers.

Learning objective:

To read, write and represent numbers to 100,000 and understand the value of each digit

Reading and writing numbers to 1,000,000

In this exciting Year 5 maths lesson, children head outdoors to explore numbers up to 1,000,000. With dynamic activities such as a treasure hunt and teamwork challenges, pupils deepen their understanding of place value, practise representing large numbers, and build confidence in recognising the value of each digit.

Learning objective:

To read, write and represent numbers to 1,000,000 and understand the value of each digit

Rounding numbers up to 1,000,000

In this lively Year 5 maths lesson, children step outside to tackle rounding numbers up to one million. From interactive chalk number lines to problem-solving games, pupils refine their rounding skills, strengthen their number sense, and see how approximation makes handling large numbers easier and more enjoyable.

Learning objective:

To round numbers up to 1,000,000

Comparing and ordering numbers to 1,000,000

In this energetic Year 5 maths lesson, children head outdoors to compare and order numbers up to one million. With fast-paced games and strategic games, pupils sharpen their understanding of number sequences, strengthen comparative skills, and build confidence in working with large numbers.

Learning objective:

To compare and order numbers to 1,000,000

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