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Year 3 maths – Unit 1: Lesson 7

Rounding 3 and 4 digit numbers to the nearest 10 and 100

Developed in partnership with Ochre Education, these lesson resources support the use of effective, evidence-based practices and address the learning expected in the Australian curriculum. 

This lesson is part of Unit 1: Place Value within the Year 3 maths lessons.

Students will learn

In this lesson, we will round both 3 and 4 digit numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. We will learn how to construct and use number lines appropriately to help us as a visual aid and find all the possible numbers that could have been rounded to a multiple of ten.

Australian Curriculum links: ACMNA052 and ACMNA073.

An example lesson plan is also available for this lesson. 

Introductory quiz

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Lesson video

 

Presentation

Worksheet

Exit quiz

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Evidence-based practices

Learn more about the evidence-based practices supported through the use of these lesson resources below. 

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Year 3 maths lessons

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