Year 4 Tenths on a place value chart Foundation reasoning

In this foundation reasoning worksheet, children explore the smallest and the greatest decimal numbers. They can use the number cards and the place value chart to solve the question.

Children recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths.

It is important that they understand that 10 tenths are equivalent to 1 whole, and therefore 1 whole is equivalent to 10 tenths. Use this knowledge when counting both forwards and backwards in tenths. When counting forwards, you should be aware that 1 comes after 0.9, and when counting backwards that 0.9 comes after 1. Links can be made to the equivalence of 10 ones and 1 ten to support understanding.

You might like to use these supporting sentences to extend their learning:

There are _____tenths in 1 whole.

1 whole is equivalent to _____ tenths.

There is/are _________ whole/wholes and ____ tenths

The number is _____.