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Māori Place Value Practice

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Māori Place Value Practice

Whare uara (Place value house) illustration

📚 Wāhanga 1: Reading and Writing Numbers (Pānui me te Tuhituhi Tau)

1. Write these numbers in the whare uara (place value house):

a) 456,321 = _______ rau mano + _______ tekau mano + _______ mano + _______ rau + _______ tekau + _______ tahi

b) 789,654 = _______ rau mano + _______ tekau mano + _______ mano + _______ rau + _______ tekau + _______ tahi

2. What number is shown? Write the full number:

a) 3 rau mano, 2 tekau mano, 7 mano, 1 rau, 4 tekau, 5 tahi = ______________

b) 5 rau mano, 0 tekau mano, 9 mano, 3 rau, 8 tekau, 2 tahi = ______________

3. Circle the digit in the tekau mano (ten thousands) place:

a) 634,821:

6
3
4
8

b) 257,493:

2
5
7
4

🔢 Wāhanga 2: Comparing Numbers (Whakataurite Tau)

4. Use the symbols >, < or = to compare these numbers:

a) 456,789 _____ 456,798

b) 321,654 _____ 321,564

c) 789,000 _____ 789,000

5. Which number is larger? Circle your choice and explain why:

a)

567,432 or
576,234

6. Order these numbers from smallest to largest (iti iho ki te nui ake):

Numbers: 234,567 | 243,576 | 234,657 | 243,567

Order: _____________ < _____________ < _____________ < _____________

🏠 Wāhanga 3: Place Value Challenge (Whakataetae Whare Uara)

7. Create your own 6-digit number using these rules:

• The rau mano digit must be 4

• The tekau digit must be greater than 7

• The mano digit must be even

My number: __ __ __ , __ __ __

8. Explain in Māori mathematical language why 654,321 is greater than 645,321:
9. What is the largest 6-digit number you can make using the digits 2, 7, 1, 9, 4, 5 only once?

Largest number: __ __ __ , __ __ __

What is the value of the digit in the rau mano place? ______________

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