Counting forwards and backwards (age 9+)
Count forwards and backwards in steps of powers of 10 (10, 100, 1000, 10,000, 100,000) for any given number up to 1,000,000
Share and support
Teaching Table
Set out your lesson
Keep a constant power-of-ten step through a place-value boundary.
Ask what 100 more than 950 is. If regrouping is difficult, use the model first and record support.
Check learner readiness separately; the existence of a prerequisite lesson is not evidence of attainment.
Pencil and supplied blank sequence cards; no counter cutting. Say numbers aloud as well as writing them.
Record actual responses, assistance and access mode; never invent observations or infer mastery.
Use the complete materials on screen or print only the current sheet. Keep adult guidance out of learner view. Retain an earlier model only when the current step supplies it as context.
Teaching limits and safe use
These are finite task opportunities, not proof of mastery. Record what was attempted and what support was used.
Five starting values sample the range; they cannot establish counting from any number. Canonical exact examples in Guided are supported practice.
Record actual responses, assistance and access mode; never invent observations or infer mastery.
Family records and proof options
Keep a record of your learning
Save photos, notes, and attendance. Export a proof packet for compliance or portfolio reviews.
Learning resources
Reviewed external links that reinforce this concept. They do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.
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The teaching approach above still stands. Curated practice links will appear here as the shelf fills.
Check understanding
- Count on in 10,000s from 462,000
- Count back in 100,000s from 800,000
- Identify the next three terms: 375,000; 475,000; 575,000; ...
“Can your child count forwards and backwards in steps of 1,000 or 10,000 from any starting number — like 34,500, 44,500, 54,500 — without losing track?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Number Representation & Place Value
- Age range
- Ages 9–10