Primary Maths • Years 0–6

Decimals Resources

Understand tenths, hundredths and decimal place value.

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Maths at a glance

See the idea

Tenths0.4 = 4/10
Fraction link0.5 = 1/2
Compare1.7 > 1.65
Percentage link0.25 = 25%

Learning pathway

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Year 4Tenths and fraction connectionsYear 5Read, compare and work outYear 6Decimal place value and conversions

Key skills

What learners practise

reading and writing decimal numbersidentifying tenths, hundredths and thousandthsplacing decimals on number linescomparing and ordering decimalsconnecting fractions and decimalsrounding and calculating with decimals
Teaching tips
  • Use base-ten diagrams, grids and number lines to show what each decimal digit represents.
  • Compare decimals by place value rather than by the number of digits; for example, 0.8 is greater than 0.75.
  • Connect familiar fractions such as one half and one quarter with their decimal forms.

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