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.
Sean is reading about a tower that is 'five hundred and thirty-six' years old. Write this number in figures.
Answer: A. 536
Break the number into parts: 'Five hundred' = 500 'Thirty-six' = 36 Combine them: 500 + 36 = 536
Stuck? Start here: Break the number into parts: 'five hundred' and 'thirty-six'.
A stadium in Belfast holds 'eighteen thousand' spectators. Write this number in figures.
Answer: A. 18,000
'Eighteen thousand' means: 18 x 1,000 = 18,000 The comma separates the thousands from the hundreds, tens and ones.
Stuck? Start here: What does 'thousand' mean? How many zeros does it have?
The population of Belfast is 'three hundred and forty-five thousand, six hundred and seventy-eight'. Write this in figures.
Answer: A. 345,678
Split at 'thousand': Before: 'three hundred and forty-five' = 345 After: 'six hundred and seventy-eight' = 678 Combine: 345,678
Stuck? Start here: Split at the word 'thousand'. What number is before it?
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
Ciara is reading about a castle built in the year 'four hundred and seventy-two'.
Write this number in figures.
four hundred and seventy-two -> ?
Step 1 of 3
Ciara is reading about a castle built in the year 'four hundred and seventy-two'.
Write this number in figures.
The castle was built in the year 472.
The key insight: The word 'and' tells you where the tens and ones begin!
Watch out: 4072. Writing each word as separate digits adds extra zeros.
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.