Primary maths: Decimals

Delve into the world of decimals with your KS2 learners using this hand-picked selection of lesson ideas, activities and games

Tes Resources Team

Primary Pupils Tackling Decimals In Their KS2 Primary Maths Lesson

Get to grips with decimals with your primary pupils using this engaging collection of resources

Before tackling converting decimals, percentages and fractions, it’s important to give your class a solid understanding of how decimals work in their own right. That’s why we’ve selected a range of resources to support the teaching of decimals, all created by the Tes community. So, what are you waiting for?

Understanding decimals

Ordering decimals
Rachdf

Ordering decimals

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Decimal representations and ordering numbers with up to three decimals - used for a year 5 class.
Decimals
Scott Versace

Decimals

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A one-page worksheet covering the values of tenths, hundredths and thousandths. Four activities: 1. Writing decimals in words. 2. Writing value of underlined digit. 3. Write a decimal fraction between... 4. Order these decimals. Enjoy.
Fraction, Decimal & Percentage | Matching Activity
LittleStreams

Fraction, Decimal & Percentage | Matching Activity

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This fraction, decimal and percentage matching puzzle is a fun way to test students ability convert between fractions, decimals and percentages. It contains 32 puzzles including all base fractions up to nine-tenths, and also includes a bonus ten-tenths to test understanding of a whole. It is desig...
Rounding Decimals KS2
Magictrickster

Rounding Decimals KS2

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A bright and stimulating Powerpoint to explain Rounding Decimals. This powerpoint has 18 slides (Including one title and one end slide). Designed for KS2. This covers: Rounding Decimals Rounding to the Nearest Whole Number Rounding to One Decimal Place Rounding to Two Decimal Places Included are...
KS2/KS3 Maths: Place Value and Ordering Decimals
Fintan Douglas

KS2/KS3 Maths: Place Value and Ordering Decimals

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1\. Includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet designed to allow all pupils make progress and grain a full understanding of decimal place value. 2\. Decimal place value: Tenths, hundredths and thousandths. 3\. Highly visual approach to teaching and learning decimal place value.

Four operations

KS2 Maths (Decimal Arithmetic)
Maths4Everyone

KS2 Maths (Decimal Arithmetic)

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These topic-focused SATs questions at the end of a unit will help to test and extend students' understanding as well as helping them to prepare for SATs next year. These questions have **fully-worked solutions** which can be displayed on a whiteboard making feedback with students more efficient. Cli...
Decimal Multiplication Codebreaker Sheet
prof689

Decimal Multiplication Codebreaker Sheet

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Engaging code breaker activity in which pupils work out the decimal multiplication questions for each letter and decode the hidden joke. Answers sheet included. The joke should read "What is a butterfly's favourite subject? Mothematics!"
Treasure Hunt - Adding and Subtracting Decimals
ChimparooMaths

Treasure Hunt - Adding and Subtracting Decimals

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Treasure hunt for adding and subtracting decimals (10 of each) Instructions Print off the twenty question pages and put them up around the room Each question is in the middle of the page and the solution is at the top of another page. A student begins on a given question, solves it and finds ...
Multiplying Decimals
MathspadUK

Multiplying Decimals

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Multiplying Decimals: Using Related Calculations A free worksheet where students must use one given calculation, e.g. 19 x 23 = 437, to work out the answers to related calculations such as 1.9 x 23 = 437. Includes answers.