Step 2 Objective
Round any positive integer less than 1000 to the nearest 10 or 100.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
What if pupils find this a barrier?
Use real-life contexts that pupils are confident with.
Some pupils will be able to round numbers up to 100 to the nearest ten, but cannot round 562, for example. It is worth emphasising that 560 is 56 tens.
- TL4Y7 Number 3 N3.1 - Acrobat pdf document (55Kb) - adapt to fit the objective
- Number line ITP - Zip file (459Kb) will provide a useful visual image to help pupils round.
- Measuring cylinder ITP - Zip file (461Kb) can be used to practise rounding.