Posts tagged as "decimals"

Posted by Peter on 10th June 2010

Year 6 worksheet: Add decimals mentally

A straightforward mental arithmetic page on adding decimals. The process is very much the same as adding two 2-digit whole numbers. When adding in our heads we usually start with the largest numbers, which, of course, is the opposite of the way we do it on paper. This needs pointing out to children as many, [...]

Posted by Peter on 15th April 2010

Year 6 maths worksheet: How to order decimals

This week I am slightly reorganising the way that pages are being organised. I have had a lot of requests from teachers asking if resources can be organised in terms of the Block and Unit Planning required by the Primary Framework for Teaching. I have decided to start with Year 6 and with ordering decimals. [...]

Posted by Peter on 24th March 2010

Resource of the Week: Decimals that make 10

Here we have mental arithmetic maths worksheet on decimals, most suitable for Year 5. This page looks at pairs of decimals that make 10. Once again there are several ways of tackling these questions. One way is to add on from the smaller number, firstly, the tenths to make the next whole number, and then [...]

Posted by Peter on 17th March 2010

Resource of the Week: Adding decimals mentally

Mental arithmetic is the key to success with calculating. At first glance you might reach for a pencil to do a sum such as 2.5 + 4.7. However, the Primary Framework for Maths suggests that children should be competent in adding two 2-digit numbers in their heads, and there is no reason why, with a [...]

Posted by Peter on 4th February 2010

Maths worksheet: Add decimals mentally (2)

This is a follow up page to an earlier worksheet on adding decimals mentally. The approach is probably the same as adding 2-digit numbers, in that most people seem to do these ‘in their head’ by adding the units first and then adding on the decimals. So, with 4.6 + 3.5 my thinking would probably [...]

Posted by Peter on 21st January 2010

Year 6 maths worksheet: Reading decimal fractions (2)

This is a follow up page from one published earlier, reinforcing reading decimal fractions. It is important that children reading decimals correctly. With a decimal such as 0.345 probably the best way to read it is: ‘nought point three, four, five and not nought point three hundred and forty five. This is also good revision [...]

Posted by Peter on 15th October 2009

Year 6 Maths Worksheet: rounding decimals

The second in our series on rounding decimals for year 6, this worksheet looks at rounding to the nearest whole number and to the nearest tenth. When rounding to the nearest whole number, the crucial digit to look at is the tenths digit. If it is 5 or more then the units will round up; [...]

Posted by Peter on 23rd July 2009

Maths Worksheet: Decimals with a total of 10

Another mental arithmetic maths worksheet on decimals, suitable for Year 5. This page looks at pairs of decimals that make 10. Once again there are several ways of tackling these questions. One way is to add on from the smaller number, firstly, the tenths to make the next whole number, and then the units to [...]

Posted by Peter on 16th July 2009

Maths worksheet: Add decimals mentally (1)

At first glance you might reach for a pencil to do a sum such as 2.5 + 4.7. However, the Primary Framework for Maths suggests that children should be competent in adding two 2-digit numbers in their heads, and there is no reason why, with a little practice this can’t include adding two decimals. The [...]

Posted by Peter on 6th July 2009

Maths Worksheet: Year 5 Order Decimal fractions

By year 5 children should be getting familiar with numbers with two decimal places. Money is the obvious example, but they should also be using these numbers out of the context of money. The main development is with the use of the second digit after the decimal point; the hundredths. When writing a number such [...]