If you have been following the activities in this decimals section in the order shown on the index page, you will only have covered decimals which are smaller than 2.0. The following activities should help when teaching children about decimals larger than this.

Number Line

Draw a number line on the board (from 0.0 to 10.0, with markings for each tenth). Point at a marking on the number line and ask the children what that number is. They can answer in decimals or fractions (depending on your choice) and you could ask them to aim to reply as quickly as possible.

This activity can also be found in the form of a worksheet (in PDF format) here . Children should look at the number line and write in the table the numbers (in fractions and decimals) shown by each letter.

Answers (only shown in decimals) for this worksheet are:

What's the Number

Draw a number line on the board (from 0.0 to 10.0, with markings for each tenth). Explain that you are starting at a certain point (e.g. 5.2). Tell the children that you move five tenths forward and 9 tenths backwards. Ask them where you are now. Repeat, giving more complicated instructions each time.

Match the Numbers

This activity (which is based on the worksheet here) requires children to draw lines from a fraction to the decimal of the same value. Some of the decimals and fractions may be written in words rather than figures.

Matching Fractions and Decimals

This activity (contained on a worksheet here) is similiar to previous activities in this section, requiring children to complete the spaces in a table. Numbers are not in numerical order. Answers are as follows: