Decimals (Foundation - Unit 2)

Topic:Decimals
Estimated teaching time:Foundation 2.5 hours - 3.5 hours

Specification references (in recommended teaching order)

N1.4 Approximate to a given power of 10, up to three decimal places and one significant figure.
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N1.5 Order rational numbers
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N2.3 Use decimal notation and recognise that each terminating decimal is a fraction.
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N2.4 Recognise that recurring decimals are exact fractions and that some exact fractions are recurring decimals.
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N2.5 Understand that ‘percentage’ means ‘number of parts per 100’ and use this to compare proportions.
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N2.6 Interpret fractions, decimals and percentages as operators.
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N2.7 Calculate with fractions, decimals and percentages as operators.
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Teaching resources


Decimals - Lesson plan 1
Downloadable resource in doc format. 09/04/2010
Decimals - Lesson plan 2
Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2010

Decimals - Rounding - Powerpoint
Downloadable resource in ppt format. 07/04/2010
Decimals - Decimals to Fractions - Worksheet 1
Downloadable resource in doc format. 06/04/2010
Decimals to fractions - Worksheet 2
Downloadable resource in doc format. 05/04/2010
Decimals - Powerpoint 1
Downloadable resource in ppt format. 04/04/2010
Decimals - Powerpoint 2
Downloadable resource in ppt format. 03/04/2010

Decimals - Homework sheet
Downloadable resource in doc format. 02/04/2010

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