Read, compare and round numbers up to 1,000,000.
Place Value to a Million shows fourth graders that each place is 10 times the place to its right. Kids read big numbers, find the value of any digit, compare numbers and round to any place, building the number sense needed for multi-digit math.
Math course · Grade 4
Place Value to a Million · Learning goals
Each place is 10 times the place to its right. Read big numbers, find the value of a digit, compare and round to any place.
Why it matters
Populations, distances and prices often reach the millions. Place value helps kids read and understand them.
Seeing that each place is 10 times bigger prepares kids for multiplying by 10, 100 and 1,000 and for decimals.
Rounding to any place helps kids estimate answers and check their work in every math topic.
Inside Place Value to a Million
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps, with pictures and worked examples.
Step 2 · Game
Find the value of the digit. (6 problems)
Step 3 · Game
Start at the left. Pick <, = or >. (6 problems)
Step 4 · Game
Round to the place shown. (6 problems)
Step 5 · Game
Put the number back together. (6 problems)
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
Each place is 10 times bigger than the place to its right: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands.
In 45,382 the 5 is in the thousands place, so its value is 5,000.
To compare, start at the left. 52,410 > 48,999 because 5 ten thousands beats 4.
To round 47,600 to the nearest thousand, look at the hundreds digit: 6 is 5 or more, so round up to 48,000.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Look up the population of your town, state and country together. Ask your child to read each number aloud and round it to the nearest hundred thousand.
Practice
Real questions from Place Value to a Million. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
80000
Question 2
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Question 3
80000
The full course has 24 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Place Value to a Million · Questions from parents
Place Value to a Million is a grade 4 math course for kids ages 9–10. That is Year 5 maths in the UK and Year 4 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Each place is 10 times the place to its right. Read big numbers, find the value of a digit, compare and round to any place. Along the way they practice: What's the Digit Worth?; Compare Big Numbers; Round Big Numbers; Expanded Form.
About 10 minutes in total, split into 4 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Yes. Place Value to a Million is one of the first 2 courses in Grade 4 Math. Create a free parent account and your child can start right away.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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