Recognising and comparing decimal numbers

In this lesson, students learn about place value and how it extends beyond whole numbers. They use decimal notation to name and represent decimals and use materials to model decimals. These models help students to order and compare decimals that include tenths, hundredths and thousandths.

After completing the lesson, a relevant follow-up activity is Decimats (understanding fractions).

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 4
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Differentiated teaching, Explicit teaching, Concrete Representational Abstract model
Keywords	hundredths, tenths, thousandths, place value, Maths Hub lesson plan
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Decimals, Place value
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M4N01 Recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals
Numeracy progression	Number and place value (P7) Counting processes (P8) Interpreting fractions (P5) Understanding units of measurement (P8)
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