Mathematics·Number Representation & Place Value·conceptual
Reading Decimal Places
Identify the value of each digit in numbers given to three decimal places (e.g. in 4.378, the 7 represents 7 hundredths)
Suggested ages 10–11
Learning journey
Your child is mastering large numbers and decimals — reading, writing, and comparing numbers up to 10 million, understanding how decimal places work, and using negative numbers in real-world contexts like temperature and money.
Evidence of understanding
- State the value of each digit in 2.635 (2 ones, 6 tenths, 3 hundredths, 5 thousandths)
- Explain the relationship between adjacent decimal places (each place is ten times smaller)
- Write a number given digit values (e.g. 4 ones, 0 tenths, 7 hundredths, 3 thousandths = 4.073)
Assessment prompt
In the number 4.378, can Reading Decimal Places tell you that the 7 represents 7 hundredths — not 7 tenths or 7 thousandths?
Standards alignment
Ma6/2.3gGB · uk-nc-2013
Identify digit value in decimals
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key stage 2