Reading Numbers to 1,000
An interactive lesson on screen. Your child works through worked examples, practises on their own, then tests themselves with questions that get harder as they go.
About this lesson
By the end of this lesson your child can read, write and compare any three-digit number, say what each digit is worth, use zero to hold an empty column, and know why four hundred and five is 405 and not 45. Three-digit place value is the step where a child stops counting numbers and starts reading them, and the gaps that open here show up again in every column method that follows.
Topics covered:
- Hundreds, tens and units, building a number from its parts and saying what each digit is worth
- Numbers in words, both directions, for example writing 785 as seven hundred and eighty five
- Zero as a placeholder, the difference between 307, 370 and 37
- One, ten and one hundred more and less, including jumps that roll several columns over at once
- Comparing and ordering three-digit numbers, including numbers with different digit counts
Your child works through this lesson on any screen. They play with the tool at the start of a unit, click to reveal each step of a worked example, try the practice questions on paper, then click to check their own answer.
How it's structured:
- Each unit has a worked example your child clicks through one line at a time, then 10 practice questions colour-coded easy, medium and hard
- 80 questions in total, each with a click-to-reveal answer and a reveal-all option, plus a New Questions button that generates a fresh set whenever you want more
- A final 20-question mixed challenge pulling from all 5 units, including spot-the-mistake and true or false questions
Four tools a printed worksheet cannot give you. A place value counter table where ten counters in one column visibly swap for a single counter of the next, with an abacus and Dienes blocks alongside, and you can keep going to ten hundreds and watch one thousand appear. Slavonic arrow cards that physically overlap, so your child sees why the zeros are hidden instead of writing 300 40 2. A number line paired with an odometer, where adding one to 199 rolls three wheels one after the other. And a digit card builder for making the biggest and smallest number from three cards, with a compare mode where an alligator eats the larger number.
Use this if:
- Your child is in Year 2 to Year 5 and is moving from two-digit to three-digit numbers
- You want three-digit place value secure before four-digit numbers and column methods arrive
- Your child writes 45 for four hundred and five, or reads 307 as thirty seven
- You want a resource your child can check their own work with, not one more thing on your to-do list
Built by an experienced maths teacher with over 3,000 hours of one-to-one tutoring experience and a Master's in Education.
Format: Interactive digital lesson, link sent by email straight after purchase.
Suitable for: Year 2 to Year 5, KS1, KS2, SATs.
Who this is for
Built for students who want to practise independently, at their own pace, with clear examples and instant feedback rather than a static worksheet.
What's included
Worked examples
See the method explained step by step before trying it yourself.
Guided practice
Work through questions with answers hidden until you're ready to check.
Exam-style questions
Split easy to hard, so your child is always working at the right level.
How it works
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FAQs
How do I access the lesson?
You'll get an email with your lesson link as soon as payment goes through. Click it to open the lesson in any browser, no login and no app to install.
How does the marking work?
There's no typing answers into a box. Your child works it out on paper, then clicks to reveal the correct answer and checks their own work. Full working is shown too, not just the final answer, so mistakes are easy to spot.
Does it work on a phone or tablet?
It works best on a tablet or laptop, where there's more room to read the examples and questions. It'll open on a phone too, but the text and diagrams can feel quite small on a smaller screen.
Can I use the lesson more than once?
Yes. There's no limit on how many times you open the link, so it's there for revision right up to the exam.
What if I lose the link or don't get the email?
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