MathematicsNumber Representation & Place ValueAges 9–10
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
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Keep a constant power-of-ten step through a place-value boundary.
Keep a constant power-of-ten step through a place-value boundary.
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- 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?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Number Representation & Place Value
- Age range
- Ages 9–10