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Step-by-step practice: Maths · Level 3Chapter 1 · Counting to 1000
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Step-by-step Maths Level 3 Counting to 1000: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 3 counting to 1000 chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
Count on or back in onesSay the next (or previous) number each time, across hundreds too
10 more or lessOnly the tens digit changes
100 more or lessOnly the hundreds digit changes
Count in fiftiesAdd 50 each time: 50, 100, 150
Count in steps of 2, 3 or 5Add the step each time, from 0 or from any number

Can you…?

  • I can count on and back in ones from any number up to 1000
  • I can say 10 more and 10 less than a number
  • I can say 100 more and 100 less than a number
  • I can count in fifties and hundreds
  • I can count in steps of 2, 3 and 5, forwards and backwards

Key terms

count on
say the next numbers, one step at a time
count back
say the numbers that come before, one step at a time
step
the amount added each time, for example 5 in 5, 10, 15
hundreds digit
the digit in the hundreds place, for example the 4 in 458

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