Place Value to One Million: Read, Write and Compare Big Numbers

About This Resource

A complete Grade 4 math pack on place value to 1,000,000. Students read and write big numbers, find digit values, use expanded form, compare and round numbers. Includes quiz, homework and rubric.

Overview

Students extend place value from three digits to six digits and one million. They learn the place value chart with the ones, thousands and millions periods, read and write numbers with commas, find the value of a digit, write numbers in expanded form, compare numbers and round them to the nearest ten, hundred or thousand.

Resource Details

Subject: Math
Topic: Place Value to One Million
Category: Number Sense
File Type: PDF
File Size: 380.6 KB
Published: 28 Oct 2026
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Grade 4 45 minutes Place value reading and writing big numbers expanded form comparing rounding

Student Task

Use the lesson plan to teach the lesson in about 45 minutes.
Print the worksheet for guided and independent practice.
Use the quiz to check learning and the homework for practice at home.
Use the rubric to record each student's level.

Classroom Use

Number cards: students draw six digit cards and build the biggest and the smallest number they can.
Place value chart on the floor: students stand on a place and say its value.
Newspaper numbers: students find big numbers, such as the number of people in a city, and read them aloud.

Differentiation

Support: use a place value chart with the headings Thousands and Ones and have students put one digit in each box. Challenge: ask students to find a number with a 7 in the thousands place and a 3 in the hundreds place, then make its biggest and smallest neighbors.

Answer Key & Assessment

Check the digit value and expanded form questions first. Students who write 6 instead of 6,000 do not yet link a digit to its place. Use the quiz and rubric for a record.

Learning Objectives

Read and write whole numbers up to 1,000,000 using digits and words.
Find the value of each digit and write numbers in expanded form.
Compare numbers using >, < and = and round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000.

Teacher Tips

Show the commas as a help for reading: say the number before each comma, then say the name of that group. Remind students that a zero holds a place, so 40,205 is not the same as 4,205.

What's Included

14-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (8 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (7 activities)
Quiz / assessment (6 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards (8 picture cards)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)