A lesson on reading and writing decimals using place value. It explains how a decimal is named from the place of its last digit, what mixed decimals are, how to read a decimal aloud and why extra zeros after the decimal point do not change its value, then gives four sets of practice exercises.
What this presentation covers
- naming decimals: tenths, hundredths and thousandths
- mixed decimals
- how to read a decimal aloud
- zeros after the decimal point
- writing decimals from words, and words from decimals
- finding the place value of a digit
- writing equivalent decimals
Level: KS2 / KS3
Slides: 11
Format: PowerPoint (.pptx)
Contributed by: Natasha Khimji