Tenths, hundredths and thousandths

What this chapter teaches

The place of a digit after the decimal point tells what it is worth: tenths, hundredths, thousandths. A longer decimal is not a bigger decimal. To compare, the learner lines up the places and compares from the left. Some places write a comma instead of the point, and a comma can also group thousands.

Three questions to ask

There is no one right wording. Listen for the idea.

1. What is the 7 worth in 3.472?
2. Which is bigger, 0.5 or 0.45, and how can you show it?
3. Why must the 0 stay in 3.05?

After the chapter, the learner can

• Say what each digit in 3.472 is worth
• Read 3.47 and 3,47 as the same number
• Order decimals like 0.5, 0.45 and 0.405