The Year 5 Maths Unit: Decimals Tenths, Hundredths & Thousandths is a comprehensive and curriculum-aligned resource designed to develop students’ understanding of decimal numbers in a structured and engaging way. This unit supports students as they interpret, compare, order, round, and apply decimals in real-world contexts. With a strong focus on place value and hands-on learning, students will build confidence and fluency through targeted lessons, interactive activities, and visual supports.

Across six carefully planned lessons (including one assessment lesson), teachers are equipped with everything needed to implement effective decimal instruction. Each lesson is supported by differentiated worksheets, engaging hands-on tasks, and quick checks for understanding. From matching shaded hundredths grids to placing decimals on number lines and solving real-world word problems, this unit makes decimals meaningful and accessible for every learner.

Whether you're introducing decimals for the first time or extending your students' knowledge of tenths, hundredths, and thousandths, this resource provides the tools to teach with confidence. Printable and editable, it's perfect for whole-class instruction, small group rotations, or individual practice sessions.

Key Learning Outcomes

• ✅ Identify and interpret the place value of digits in decimal numbers to thousandths
• ✅ Compare and order decimal numbers using place value knowledge
• ✅ Round decimals to the nearest tenth, hundredth, or thousandth
• ✅ Represent decimals using number lines, grids, and real-world contexts
• ✅ Solve decimal-based problems involving money, measurements, and data

What’s Included

• Five detailed lesson plans plus one summative assessment session
• Three differentiated worksheets per lesson for varied ability levels
• Hands-on activities such as Scoot games, card matching, and decimal grid tasks
• Printable exit tickets for quick daily assessments
• A summative assessment with rubric and optional self-assessment tools

Materials Needed

• Printed worksheets and task cards
• Decimal grids, number lines, manipulatives (e.g. place value charts)
• Mini whiteboards or workbooks for solving and recording answers

How to Use

• Teach each lesson sequentially or adapt based on your class’s needs
• Use hands-on activities to reinforce abstract concepts in a concrete way
• Differentiate using the provided worksheet levels and varied task formats
• Check understanding with exit tickets before moving to the next concept

Ideas for Classroom Use

• 💡 Set up learning rotations using worksheet sets, task cards, and number line games
• 💡 Display student work samples from each lesson to create a visual unit wall
• 💡 Integrate the Scoot game or card matching tasks into maths warm-ups or fast finisher tubs

Top Teacher Tips

• 💛 Print all worksheets in grayscale to save ink and laminate task cards for reuse
• 💛 Shrink worksheets to A5 and staple into a booklet to create student workbooks
• 💛 Use the self-assessment rubric to help students reflect on their progress and set goals

The Year 5 Maths Unit: Decimals Tenths, Hundredths & Thousandths gives you everything you need to deliver high-quality, engaging decimal lessons with confidence. With a blend of strategy, structure, and creativity, this unit ensures every student has the opportunity to thrive in their decimal learning journey.