Whole Numbers Basic 4 Mathematics Lesson Note

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities
2. Reading and Writing Whole Numbers Up to Ten Thousands and Hundred Thousands in Words and Figures
3. Reading and Writing Whole Numbers Up to One Million in Words and Figures
4. Value and Place Value
5. Quantitative Reasoning
6. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. count in ten thousands, hundred thousands one million.
2. write and read up to ten thousands, hundred thousands one million.
3. find the value and place value of whole numbers.
4. solve problems involving quantitative reasoning.
5. identify numbers in place value.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR The pupils can read and write whole numbers up to 999 999.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of abacus and charts of whole numbers, etc.

METHOD OF TEACHING Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons.

REFERENCE MATERIALS 

• Scheme of Work 
• 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum 
• Course Book – New Method Mathematics, Prime Mathematics, Primary Mathematics and MacMillan New Primary Mathematics 
• All Relevant Material 
• Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 1 All numbers are made of digits from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

A digit makes a number. When two or more digits are put together, a larger is for form.

For example, 1 and 0 make 10. 1 and 2 make 12. 1, 5 and 0 make 150, etc.

ACTIVITY 2 REVISION OF COUNTING UP TO 10 000 IN FIGURES

Leads pupils to read in this order –

1. 10 101, 10 102, 10 103, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 110.
2. 11 100, 11 110, 11 109, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 110.
3. 20 110, 20 131, 20 181, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20 191.
4. 60 210, 60 220, 60 226, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 60 260.
5. 99 991, 99 992, 99 993, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 99 999.

ACTIVITY 3 COUNTING UP TO HUNDREDS THOUSANDS

Leads pupils to read in this order –

1. 110 101, 110 102, 110 108, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 110 110.
2. 211 100, 211 110, 211 120, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 211 110.
3. 205 111, 205 121, 205 131, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 305 191.
4. 666 215, 666 220, 666 225, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 666 500.
5. 999 991, 999 992, 999 993, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 999 999.

ACTIVITY 4 Fill in the missing numbers correctly.

1. 2 503, 2 512 _____________
2. 7 194, 7 194 _____________
3. 99 995, 99 997 ___________
4. 15 553, 12 563 ___________
5. 12 084, 157 194 ___________
6. 999 999, 999 999 _________

LESSON 2 – COUNTING IN MILLIONS

ACTIVITY 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES Ask the pupils to complete the following:

1. 97, 98, 99 ____
2. 997, 998, 999 ____
3. 9 997, 9 998, 9 999 ____
4. 99 997, 99 998, 99 999 ____
5. 999 997, 999 998, 999 999 ____

ACTIVITY 2 – COUNTING IN THOUSANDS UP MILLIONS

Leads pupils to read and complete the following numbers in this order:

1. 1 110 101, 1 110 102, 1 110 108 to 1 110 110.
2. 2 211 100, 2 211 110, 2 211 120 to 2 211 110.
3. 3 205 111, 305 121, 305 131 to 305 191.
4. 666 215, 666 220, 666 225 to 666 500.
5. 999 991, 999 992, 999 993 to 999 999.

LESSON 3 – VALUES AND PLACE VALUES

ACTIVITY 1

Guide the pupils to study in a number and their place value in 2 654 607.

That is,

2 352 654 697

Starting from the right most digit.

7 – The value of 7 is 7 and the place value is unit.

90 – The value of 9 is 90 and the place value is tens.

600 – The value of 6 is 600 and the place value is hundreds.

4 000 – The value of 4 is 4 000 and the place value is thousands.

50 000 – The value of 5 is 50 000 and the place value is ten thousands.

300 000 – The value of 3 is 300 000 and the place value is hundred thousands.

2 000 000 – The value of 2 is 2 000 000 and the place value is millions.

ACTIVITY 2 – EXERCISE

Find the value and place value of 3 in the following:

1. 3 076 123
2. 5 901 403
3. 4 327 059
4. 7 180 134
5. 8 904 430
6. 8 312 749

LESSON 4 – REVISION

LESSON 4 – WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions.
2. Guides pupils to revise the previous work in counting up to counting in thousands.
3. Guides pupils to count up to millions.

Pupil’s Activities – Count and write numbers up to billions.

1. Devises other practices or methods to read and write in millions.

Pupil’s Activities – Follow the teacher’s instructions to read and write in millions.

1. Guides pupils to find the value and place value of numbers a million.

Pupil’s Activities – Follow the teacher’s instructions to determine and state the value and place value of numbers in millions.

1. Guides pupils to solve problems in quantitative reasoning.

Pupil’s Activities – Solve problems in quantitative reasoning.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

NEXT LESSON

LESSON EVALUATION

Ask pupils to –

1. count in ten thousands, hundred thousands one million.
2. write and read up to ten thousands, hundred thousands one million.
3. find the value and place value of whole numbers.
4. solve problems involving quantitative reasoning.
5. identify numbers in place value.