A short starter on comparing and ordering numbers into the millions, for Year 6 maths. Pupils circle the larger number in each pair, find the value of an underlined digit, order four seven-digit numbers, then continue a count in steps of 100,000. An answer key covers all five questions. Matched to the England National Curriculum place value objective.
Number — number and place value
“Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10 000 000 and determine the value of each digit”
All five questions compare, order or pick apart large numbers digit by digit.
Pupils circle the larger number in pairs like 452,109 and 451,999.
Digit-value questions plus ordering four numbers around 2.4 million from smallest to largest.
A counter starts at 4,820,000 and counts up in steps of 100,000; pupils write what comes next.
Lesson starter
Five questions fit the first ten minutes of a place value lesson.
Retrieval practice
Bring it back a few weeks after teaching to check ordering skills have stuck.
Intervention group
Short enough to work through one question at a time with pupils who muddle millions.
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