Maths · KS2 · Decimals
KS2 Decimals Practice for Years 3–6
Decimal notation extends the place-value system to parts smaller than one. Children need to understand what each digit is worth, rather than treating the digits after the decimal point as a separate whole number.
What to understand in this topic
- identify the value of digits in tenths and hundredths positions
- compare decimals using place value rather than number of digits
- connect common fractions with decimal equivalents
- apply decimals to money, measure and calculation contexts
A common point of confusion
A longer decimal is not automatically larger. For example, 0.8 is greater than 0.75 because eight tenths is greater than seven tenths and five hundredths.
Try a quick example
Question: Which is greater: 0.6 or 0.58?
Answer: 0.6
Write 0.6 as 0.60. Sixty hundredths is greater than fifty-eight hundredths.
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What a parent can try at home
Write prices such as £1.20, £1.05 and £1.50 on cards. Ask the child to order them from least to greatest and explain the tenths and hundredths in each amount.
How NexEdu practises this
NexEdu can practise decimal place value, comparisons and short calculations. Money, measuring equipment and place-value charts remain useful physical or visual supports.
NexEdu provides guided questions throughout the child’s available daily tutoring time. A hint can follow an incorrect answer, and two consecutive incorrect answers trigger a brief reteach before practice continues. Same-day topic progress can resume where the child left off.
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