Math · Stage 3
Understand tenths as fractions and as decimals
Cut one whole into 10 equal parts and each part is one tenth. Three tenths has two names that mean the same amount: the fraction 3/10 and the decimal 0.3.
✦ Math📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
I can understand tenths as fractions and as decimals.
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Kavi Shares a Chocolate Bar 🍫
Kavi snaps a chocolate bar into 10 equal pieces 🍫 and eats 3. "That's three tenths," hoots Kavi. "I can write it as a fraction — 3/10 — or as a decimal — 0.3. Same amount, two names!"
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What your child will learn
1Cut one whole into 10Cut a whole bar into 10 equal parts and shade 3. Each part is one tenth. The readout shows 3/10 — three parts out of ten.
2Shade your own tenthsHere is a circle cut into 10 equal parts. Tap to shade 7. The readout shows 7/10 — seven tenths. As a decimal that is 0.7.
3Fraction name OR decimal nameThe same amount of tenths can be written two ways. Both say exactly how many tenths you have. Tap each card.
4More than one wholeA decimal has a whole part before the point and a tenths part after it. Tap each card to read 2.3.
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A peek inside
Kavi shades 4 of 10 equal parts 🍫. Write it as a fraction and a decimal.
4 shaded out of 10 → 4/10 → point, then 4 → 0.4
Try this at home: Write as a decimal: 3/10 = __
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Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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