Mathematics·Number Representation & Place Value·procedural
Comparing Large Numbers
Order and compare numbers beyond 1000
Suggested ages 8–9
Learning journey
Your child is working with larger numbers up to 10,000 — understanding place value in four-digit numbers, learning to round numbers, and exploring negative numbers and Roman numerals.
Evidence of understanding
- Compare two four-digit numbers using >, <, and = by examining digits from the highest place value
- Order a set of numbers up to 10,000 from smallest to largest
- Justify the ordering using place-value reasoning
Assessment prompt
Can Comparing Large Numbers put a set of four-digit numbers like 4,321, 1,876, and 9,045 in order from smallest to largest — comparing them digit by digit?
Standards alignment
Ma/KS2/Y4/NPV/5GB · uk-nc-2013
Order and compare numbers
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 2