Read and write whole numbers up to one million in words and figures.
Where your child meets this in real life: Reading prices, populations, distances, or any large numbers in everyday life
SEAGReady breaks read & write whole numbers into 3 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Read and write numbers from 1 to 999 in words and figures
Read and write numbers from 1,000 to 99,999 with comma notation and compound number words
Read and write numbers from 100,000 to 1,000,000 including hundred thousands
Three free sample questions from our read & write whole numbers course. Every question comes with a full explanation, and hints that guide without giving the answer away.
Josh is reading about a tower that is 'five hundred and thirty-six' years old. Write this number in figures.
A stadium holds 'eighteen thousand' spectators. Write this number in figures.
A charity raised 'five hundred thousand' pounds. Write this in figures.
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
A number card says 'four hundred and seventy-two'.
Write this number in figures.
four hundred and seventy-two → ?
'Four hundred' gives 4 hundreds
4 × 100 = 400
Step 1 of 3
A number card says 'four hundred and seventy-two'.
Write this number in figures.
The number in figures is 472.
The key insight: Number words tell you which place-value columns to fill.
Common mix-up: Writing 4,072. There is no thousands group; 'four hundred' belongs in the hundreds column.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in read & write whole numbers, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.
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