Use knowledge of place value to calculate with decimal numbers up to and bridging one tenth
I can use knowledge of place value to calculate with decimal numbers up to and bridging one tenth.
Use knowledge of place value to calculate with decimal numbers up to and bridging one tenth
I can use knowledge of place value to calculate with decimal numbers up to and bridging one tenth.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- 10 one hundredths is equal to one tenth or 0.1
- If 7 + 3 is equal to 10 then 7 hundredths + 3 hundredths is equal to 10 hundredths which is equal to one tenth 0.1
- Number facts and place value can be applied when adding hundredths which bridge one tenth.
Keywords
Number fact - A simple calculation using two numbers.
Bridge / bridging - A mental strategy which uses addition or subtraction to cross a number boundary.
Common misconception
Pupils use a known fact but add or subtract with different place values (e.g. 0.6 + 0.04 = 0.1).
Unitise through the use of language to help identify this for pupils. For example: 6 hundredths plus 4 hundredths is equal to 10 hundredths.
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