Read and write numbers up to a million
Your child is surrounded by big numbers, from the miles on the car to the seats in a stadium, and reading them with confidence makes the world a little easier to understand. Reading and writing them correctly comes before rounding, adding, or multiplying them, which your child does this year. In 5th grade, the same idea stretches past the decimal point, to tenths, hundredths, and thousandths.
In this video, your child will learn to read and write numbers to a million.
The lesson stops at each question for your child's answer.
Three problems, each a little harder
Each problem is worked step by step. Your child will solve the last one before Bobby shows how.
Example 1
3,000 + 400 + 20 + 5 = ?
Example 2
60,000 + 2,000 + 8 = ?
Your child's turn
400,000 + 5,000 + 70 + 3 = ?
The three key steps
- 1Put each part in its place.
- 2Empty place? Write 0.
- 3Before the comma, say thousand
Mistakes to listen for
- Writing "forty thousand six" as 4,006 or 400,006, unsure how many zeros fill the empty places.
- Leaving out a place in expanded form, writing 30,405 as 30,000 + 4 + 5 instead of 30,000 + 400 + 5.
- Reading 245,318 as "two hundred forty-five, three hundred eighteen," leaving out the word thousand.
The lesson shows every step, so your child sees why it works. Read our parent's guide to reading and writing numbers up to a million →
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Questions parents ask
Does my child need an account to watch?
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What happens when my child answers a question?
A right answer gets a cheer, and the lesson carries on. If your child isn't sure, they can tap "I don't know yet", and Bobby gives the answer and shows another example. Nothing is scored or stored.
Is this the same lesson that's on YouTube?
Yes. Here, the lesson stops at each question and waits for your child to answer. On YouTube, each question stays on screen for a few seconds, and then the lesson plays on.
Where can I learn more?
There's a short, kid-friendly lesson like this one for every Pre-K to 5th grade math skill, all in our video library. Our parent's guide to reading and writing numbers up to a million has more on where kids get stuck and how you can help at home. In the club, your child practices at just the right level, about five minutes a day, and you get parent-friendly reports as they grow. Learn more about how it works →
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