Year 5 Number Programme of Study (statutory requirements)
Children will be expected to work with some very big numbers this year! Here are the statutory requirements for Number in Year 5.
Year 5 Number Programme of Study
Pupils should be taught to:
• read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1 000 000 and determine the value of each digit
• count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1 000 000
• interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers through zero
• round any number up to 1 000 000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10 000 and 100 000
• solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above
• read Roman numerals to 1000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals.
What’s new and comments
There are several changes to the Year 5 Number Programme of Study. The most significant is that children are expected to work with larger numbers, reading and writing numbers to at least a million. This is very hard and will be a real challenge for many, especially working with these numbers to solve problems.
The easiest way to read large numbers is to work in blocks of three from right to left, rather than left to right. Each block or set of three is hundreds, tens and units, which keep repeating themselves.
The first block of three are ones or units.
So 678 is six hundred and seventy eight (units).
The second block of three are thousands.
So 678 678 is six hundred and seventy eight thousand six hundred and seventy eight.
The third block of three are millions.
So 678 678 678 is six hundred and seventy eight million, six hundred and seventy eight thousand and six hundred and seventy eight (units).
Rounding numbers is also developed further, with children now being expected to round to the nearest 10 000 and 100 000.
Larger numbers can be rounded in just the same way as smaller numbers, always referring to the digit below the one you want to round.
e.g. rounding to a million, look at the hundred thousand digit:
2 345 456 is 2 000 000 (two million) to the nearest million
2 987 654 is 3 000 000 (three million) to the nearest million
We have updated our resources to provide excellent worksheets guiding children through both reading and writing large numbers and rounding.
The second major change is reading Roman numerals, including recognising years. Nice and easy for anything after 1999!
Go to Year 5 Number worksheets