Read and write numbers up to

10 000 in symbols and in

words
Drill

Recite numbers from 101 – 1000

Motivation

Mix and match

Distribute a set of cards with numbers

written in symbols and another set of cards
with their equivalent numbers in words. Tell
the pupils to find their match. The first pair
to find a match wins. Post the pairs found on
the board.
 Glenda heard from the newscaster that
there are one thousand twenty-five voters in
barangay Sta. Ana and one thousand three
hundred twenty-four voters in barangay
Nabalod. She wrote the numbers on her paper
this way.
Barangay Sta. Ana – 1 250 voters
Barangay Nabalod – 1324 voters
1. Is she correct in writing the numbers? Why?

2. Which number is written correctly? Why?

3. Which is not? What is the correct way of

writing this number?
Divide the class in four groups.

Assign each group to a task. Ask them to prepare

a hundred chart.

Group 1 – Make a number chart from 1001 -

1100

Group 2 – 2 401 – 2 500

Group 3 – 3 501 – 3 600

Group 4 – 4 201 – 4 300

Call some pupils to read some numbers they have written, e.g. 1
083, 2 426, 4 238

Ask the following questions.

 How many digits do numbers from 1 001 to 9 999 have?

Which digit belongs to the thousands group?

 How many digits are there in 10 000? Which digit belongs to

the thousands group?

 How did you write the numbers in symbols? How did you
separate the digits in the thousands place to that in the digits
in the hundreds, tens and ones place?

 How do you write the numbers in words? Do you still need to

write zero when writing in words? Why?
Group Activity
How do we write numbers from 1 001 to ten
thousand in symbols and in words?

To write numbers from 1 001 to 10 000,

start reading or writing from the biggest
place value down to the lowest , or from left
place value to right place value.
A. Write these numbers in words.
1) 1 475
______________________________________________
2) 3 480
______________________________________________
B. Write these numbers in symbols.
3) two thousand, seven hundred-three
______________
4) six thousand, five hundred forty-seven
______________
5) nine thousand, one hundred thirty-two
______________
Assignment

Read and answer each question.

1. What is the largest 4-digit number having

different
digits? Write it in symbols and in words.
2. What is the number next to 5 473? Write it
in symbols and in words.