Help Students Understand Decimal Place Value

Once your students have conquered whole-number place value, it’s time to delve into the wonderful world of decimal place value. Decimals are found all around us in everyday life, but they can be a challenging concept for students to grasp. A good place to start is with a simple definition of a decimal number. Essentially, a decimal number is a way of writing a number that contains a fraction. But now you have added fractions into the mix… No wonder our students can find these interconnected concepts a little tricky!

To help your students understand decimal place value and its connection with fractions, the experienced teacher team at Teach Starter has created this 18-slide teaching presentation. Written in clear, age-appropriate language and accompanied by visuals and labelled diagrams, this is the perfect resource to use when covering decimal place value with your students.

This decimals teaching presentation addresses the following concepts:

• Decimal numbers in everyday life
• Why do we need decimal numbers?
• What is a decimal number?
• Place values in decimal numbers
• Tenths and hundredths in decimal numbers
• Writing tenths as decimals
• Writing hundredths as decimals

The presentation also includes several student activities to help you monitor how your class is grasping the content and to make sure they remain focused throughout the lesson.

If you’re an Office Suite user, you can download this presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint format. Prefer the Google Suite? Just use the dropdown menu to select the Google Slides version of this resource. In both cases, be sure to operate the presentation in Slideshow mode, as the presentation does contain some simple animations.

This ready-made lesson will drastically reduce your planning time. It really is as easy as download, project, teach!

Resources to Support This Decimal Place Value Slideshow

Teaching presentations are a fabulous resource when it comes to introducing new topics to your students. This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of decimals to the hundredths place, providing your students with a solid foundation upon which to build their knowledge of decimal place value.

If you’re looking for resources to both support and extend students when engaging with this slideshow, the Teach Starter team has you covered!

• Support less confident students by providing them with a copy of our Place Value Chart with Decimals. This resource provides a helpful visual of our Base 10 place value system from millions all the way to millionths.
• Allow more confident students to demonstrate what they have learned about decimal place value by providing them with a copy of our Describe That Decimal Worksheet. This resource allows students to complete a variety of activities based on a decimal of their choice.

Understanding Decimals Is a Click Away!

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