Year 5 Place Value Maths Warm-Up – Superhero Themed Reasoning

Engaging superhero-themed place value warm-up questions designed for Year 5 maths lessons.
Perfect as a starter activity to encourage reasoning, discussion and justification.

This resource includes 14 different “Do you agree or disagree?” questions, each linked to key place value concepts and presented through familiar superhero characters to motivate pupils.

What’s included:

14 place value reasoning questions

Focus on explanation and mathematical justification

Suitable for whole-class discussion or independent warm-up work

Covers:

Place value to 1,000,000

Roman numerals

Rounding (to nearest 10, 100, 1,000 and beyond)

Understanding digit value

Number lines and midpoints

Sequences and scaling

Why teachers like this resource:

Low-prep, ready to use

Encourages mathematical talk

Ideal for daily starters or revision

Engages reluctant learners through a superhero theme

Suitable for Year 5 and lower Year 6.