Mathematics

Beginner

50 mins

Teacher/Student led

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+80 XP

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Decimals on a Number Line

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1 Getting Started
2 Watch and Notice
3 Try It Together
4 Sketch the Line in Your Copy
5 Class Challenge
6 What Did We Notice?
7 What's Next
Pupil practice

Your turn

Your teacher is running this lesson on the board. Here is the part you can try yourself.

Your written work is on page 4

Number line

1 - Getting Started ~4 mins

Here is a line with nothing on it but a 0 at one end and a 1 at the other. There are no other marks yet.

Where would you put 0.5 on this line? Point in the air with your finger before anyone says a word.

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

+5 XP

2 - Watch and Notice ~9 mins

Here is a number line from 0 to 1, marked every 0.1. Each time a decimal goes on it, watch where its marker lands and think about why. Before the third one, decide whether 0.08 is more or less than halfway to 0.1.

👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

+10 XP

3 - Try It Together ~11 mins

Key point

Today we place these decimals on the line together, in this order: first 0.2, then 0.65, then 0.9, and finally 0.04. Each one sits in a slightly trickier spot than the last, so we'll predict where it lands before we drag the marker.

Place the decimal on the line

+15 XP

4 - Sketch the Line in Your Copy ~3 mins

COPYBOOK MOMENT

Illustration for Sketch the Line in Your Copy In your maths copy, sketch a number line from 0 to 1 with a mark every 0.1. Then mark each of these decimals on your line and label each mark with its value:

0.7
0.34
0.08
0.5

+10 XP

Pupil practice

Module 1 · Place Value and the Decimal Number System Number

Lesson 4 · Decimals on a Number Line

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