Planning tool

Students:

• use knowledge of place value and ordering numbers to name missing numbers on different number lines
• recognise missing numbers on different hundreds grids and charts
• read, write and name numbers to at least 1,000
• order sets of numbers which range from zero to at least 1,000.

Some students may:

• not yet understand that adding 10 only changes the tens digit and not be able to use this knowledge when adding and subtracting, for example, 32 + 10 = 42; 42 – 10 = 32. They may still rely on counting by ones 10 times when adding on 10, which is time-consuming and more prone to error. To address this, ask students to add and subtract 10 from different numbers on a hundred chart and help them to see this
• have difficulty skip-counting backwards when bridging across 100. For example, when asked to count backwards from 120 by tens, some students will say 120, 110, 190, 180, 170 … and stop part way through the sequence when they realise they have already said some of the numbers. Alternatively, they may omit 100, saying 120, 110, 90, 80 … 10. To help address this, regularly practise counting and emphasise the challenging number.

The Learning from home activities are designed to be used flexibly by teachers, parents and carers, as well as the students themselves. They can be used in a number of ways including to consolidate and extend learning done at school or for home schooling.

Learning intention

• We are learning to read, write and order numbers up to 1,000.

Why are we learning about this?

• We read, write and use numbers in everyday life.

What to do

1. Explore numbers everyday.

• Go on a number hunt. Look for, recognise and read the numbers around you, for example, recognise and say numbers on signs, calendars, speed signs and houses.

2. Count and skip-count every day.

• Do a stocktake of collections at home, for example, skip-count object groups of twos, threes, fives or tens.
• Keep a hundred chart on the fridge. Pick a starting number and practise counting forwards and backwards accurately from that number by ones, twos, threes, fives or tens.

3. Play games that involve large numbers.

• ‘Number Heads’ is a variation of ‘Celebrity Heads’. Instead of a celebrity name, each player wears a number up to 1,000 on their head and asks yes/no questions to help work out their number. For example:
  • Is my number larger than 500?
  • Is it less than 250?
  • Is it an odd number?
• ‘Hit it!’ is a fun game that involves three-digit numbers. It can be found online.

Success criteria

I can:

• use skip-counting to count objects in groups of twos, fives or tens
• read and write two- and three-digit numbers
• order two- and three-digit numbers from smallest to largest
• count forwards and backwards by tens to 1,000 (e.g. 180, 190, 200, 210 …; 300, 290, 280, 270 …) and by hundreds to 1,000 (e.g. 100, 200 … 1,000; 150, 250, 350, 450 …; 1,000, 900, 800, 700 …).