Basic decimals (8300 - Foundation - Number)

Topic:Basic decimals

Specification references (in recommended teaching order)

Specification content Specification notes
N1
  • Order positive and negative decimals


    N2
    • Apply the four operations, including formal written methods, to decimals – both positive and negative
    • Understand and use place value (e.g. when calculating with decimals)


      N10
      • Work interchangeably with terminating decimals and their corresponding fractions (such as 3.5 and  or 0.375 and )

      • including ordering


      The subject content (above) matches that set out in the Department for Education’s Mathematics GCSE subject content and assessment objectives document.

      The expectation is that:

      • All students will develop confidence and competence with the content identified by standard type
      • All students will be assessed on the content identified by the standard and the underlined type; more highly attaining students will develop confidence and competence with all of this content
      • Only the more highly attaining students will be assessed on the content identified by bold type. The highest attaining students will develop confidence and competence with the bold content.

      Teaching resources

      Basic decimals- all resources for 3 year route map - zip folder
      Downloadable resource in zip format. 08/04/2015
      Topic overview and lesson plans - 3 year route
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2015

      Lesson 1 Activity 1
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 1 Activity 2
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 1 Activity 3 (extension)
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 2 Activity 1
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 2 Activity 2
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 3 Activity 1a
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      Lesson 3 Activity 1b
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      Lesson 3 Activity 2
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 3 Activity 3
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 3 Activity 4
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 3 Activity Bingo User Guide
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      Lesson 4 Activity 1a
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 4 Activity 1b
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 4 Activity 2
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 4 Activity 3
      Downloadable resource in zip format. 08/04/2015

      Lesson 2 Starter 1
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 08/04/2015

      Lessons 1 to 4 Plenaries
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      Lesson 1 Worksheet 1
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 2 Worksheet 1
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 2 Worksheet 2
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 3 Worksheet 1
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      Lesson 3 Worksheet 2
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      Lesson 4 Worksheet 1
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      Lesson 4 Worksheet 2
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2015

      Lesson 1 Homework sheet 1
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      Lesson 2 Homework sheet 1
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      Lesson 3 Homework sheet 1
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2015
      Lesson 4 Homework sheet 1
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2015

      Diagnostic Questions - Basic Decimals
      AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification.26/02/2016

      Decimals Jeopardy Game
      Online game to practise addition, subtraction and multiplication of decimals. Students can play individually or in up to 4 different teams. The questions have four levels of difficulty in each round. 02/06/2015
      Inequalities
      The level 4 activity involves placing the correct inequality symbol between two measurements given in different units (eg mm and cm) and involving decimals.02/06/2015
      Ordering fractions and decimals
      Card sorting activity in which students order fractions and decimals, and also consider the positioning of these on number lines and shading of fractional areas on square grids. You will need to register for an account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015
      Ordering Game
      Online activity in which students must 'drag and drop' the number cards into the correct order. Several decimal ordering games of differing levels of difficulty are available in the menu. 02/06/2015
      Spiralling Decimals
      An activity in which two students must alternately place given decimals between 0 and 1 in the correct position on a spiral. 02/06/2015

      Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percentages differentiated
      Differentiated worksheet in which students must convert between fractions, decimals and percentages (the columns for percentages could be omitted if preferred as this topic occurs later in the routemap; student are likely to be familiar with percentages from Key Stage 3 however). You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015
      Decimal Worksheets
      A bank of worksheets which allows practise and consolidation of the four operations on decimals. 02/06/2015
      Real life calculations with decimals
      A series of 26 contexts in which students carry out calculations with decimals using the four operations. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015
      Real life decimals problem solving
      Students use calculations with decimals to solve problems in the context of insurance. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015

      Decimals Jeopardy Game
      Online game to practise addition, subtraction and multiplication of decimals. Students can play individually or in up to 4 different teams. The questions have four levels of difficulty in each round. 02/06/2015

      Decimals Powerpoint
      A powerpoint from Mr Barton Maths which discusses different types of decimals, shows methods for the four operations and illustrates how to convert a recurring decimal to a fraction. (Section 4 is only suitable for Higher tier students.) You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015

      Decimals - Approximations - Lesson plan
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 16/06/2010
      Decimals - Approximations - Worksheet 1
      Downloadable resource in xls format. 15/04/2010
      Decimals - Approximations - Worksheet 2
      Downloadable resource in xls format. 14/04/2010
      Decimals - Conversions and Ordering - Homework Sheet
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 07/04/2010
      Decimals - Conversions and Ordering - Lesson Plan
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 11/04/2010
      Decimals - Conversions and Ordering - Lesson Starter
      Downloadable resource in jpg format. 09/04/2010
      Decimals - Conversions and Ordering - Lesson Starter
      Downloadable resource in jpg format. 10/04/2010
      Decimals - Conversions and Ordering - Worksheet 5
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 08/04/2010
      Decimals - Decimal Calculations - Homework Sheet
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 03/04/2010
      Decimals - Decimal Calculations - Lesson Plan
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 06/04/2010
      Decimals - Decimal Calculations - Worksheet 6
      Downloadable resource in xls format. 05/04/2010
      Decimals - Decimals to Fractions - Worksheet 1
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 06/04/2010
      Decimals - Homework sheet
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 02/04/2010
      Decimals - Homework sheet 1
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 02/04/2010
      Decimals - Lesson plan 1
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 09/04/2010
      Decimals - Powerpoint 1
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 04/04/2010
      Decimals - Powerpoint 2
      Downloadable resource in ppt format. 03/04/2010
      Decimals to fractions - Worksheet 2
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 05/04/2010
      Fractions - Homework sheets
      Downloadable resource in doc format. 05/06/2010

      Topic Tests

      8300 GCSE Foundation Arithmetic - Addition and Subtraction inc. Decimals Mark Scheme
      Downloadable resource in pdf format. 28/10/2022
      8300 GCSE Foundation Arithmetic - Addition and Subtraction inc. Decimals Topic Test
      Downloadable resource in pdf format. 28/10/2022

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