Y5

Maths

Count Forwards in Powers of 10 Discussion Problem

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Have your pupils been busy practising using place value to count forwards in powers of ten? If so, how about giving them a new challenge to encourage deeper thinking?

This Year 5 Count Forwards in Powers of 10 Discussion Problem is the ideal resource to encourage team work and aid discussion. Children can work together to find multiple different answers to the problem. The challenge involves counting forwards in 10s, 100s and 1,000s from a given number for 12 terms.

Although there are multiple possible answers, we have included an example answer to guide children and to promote peer marking. Download it today!


Curriculum Objectives

  • Count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000