Year 4 Place Value: lesson and practice

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

• Count on and back in steps of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1000
• Say the value of every digit in a four-digit number and write numbers in digits and words
• Find 10, 100 or 1000 more or less than a number
• Compare and order numbers beyond 1000 and estimate where they sit on a number line
• Round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000
• Count backwards through zero and use negative numbers, for example for temperatures
• Read and write Roman numerals from I to C and explain why zero and place value make our number system better

You should already know

• Place value of three-digit numbers (hundreds, tens and ones)
• Counting in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 8s, 10s, 50s and 100s
• Comparing and ordering numbers up to 1000
• Roman numerals to XII

Where this leads

• Adding and subtracting four-digit numbers (Chapter 2)
• Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 (Chapter 4)
• Decimals and money (Chapter 6)
• Negative numbers and place value to 1,000,000 in Year 5