Rounding Multi-Digit Whole Numbers
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Subject Area: Mathematics (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 4
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Digit, Multi-Digit, Place Value, Round, Value, & Whole Number
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will be able to use place value understanding IOT round multi-digit whole numbers to the thousands place.

  • Other MGSE4.NBT.3 Use place value understanding to round multi-digit whole numbers to any place.
Video : Rounding whole numbers example 2 | Arithmetic properties | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy
Instructions: Please watch the following 3 minute video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Quiz : Rounding Multi-Digit Numbers To the The Thousands Place
Instructions: Please take about 15 minutes to complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

Which answer below best represents 3,890 rounded to the nearest thousands place.

Question #2
True/False- 6,299 rounded to the nearest thousands place is 7,000.
Question #3
Nahla and Nigel both rounded 5,620 to the nearest thousands place.  Mrs. Ryce, their teacher, checked their answers.  She believed that Nahla's work is incorrect.  Both students answers are listed below. Did Mrs. Ryce make a mistake?Nahla's Answer:      6,000Nigel's Answer:       5,000
Question #4
True/False- 2,374 rounded to the nearest thousands place is 2,000.
Question #5

Which answer below best represents 12,574 rounded to the nearest thousands place.

Question #6
True/False- 10,670 rounded to the nearest thousands place is 11,000.
Question #7
Micah helped Thomas complete his rounding homework last night.  Micah checked every question carefully.  Thomas rounded 4,999 to the nearest thousands place.  His answer was 5,000; however, Micah stated that Thomas's answer is incorrect.  Did Micah make a mistake?
Question #8
True/False- If 48,550 is rounded to the nearest thousands place, the answer will be 50,000.
Question #9

Which answer below best represents 53,123 rounded to the nearest thousands place.

Question #10
True/False- If 79,395 is rounded to the nearest thousands place, the answer will be 80,000.
Resources : Rounding Multi-Digit Whole Numbers
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free to visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Rounding 4th Grade
The video will review rounding to the hundreds place using 3rd grade rounding skills using the number line. Then, it will provide examples of how to round to the thousands place, which is a 4th grade skills.
Rounding to The Nearest Thousand
This resource is a 8 flashcard activity that will assist students with rounding to the nearest thousands place.
Rounding to The Nearest Thousand
This video will provide several examples of how to round multi-digit whole numbers to the nearest thousands place.