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Year 5
Identify tenths as part of a whole
I can identify tenths as part of a whole.
New
New
Year 5
Identify tenths as part of a whole
I can identify tenths as part of a whole.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The whole is divided into ten equal parts and one of the parts is one tenth of the whole.
- There are ten tenths in one whole.
- One whole can be divided into ten tenths.
Keywords
Equal - Equal means exactly the same amount or value.
Tenth - A tenth is the name we give to one part of ten equal parts.
Common misconception
Pupils think one tenth consists of one shaded part and ten un-shaded parts.
Encourage children to use the stem sentence to identify the whole and how many parts make it up each time.
Focus on providing children with the opportunity to generalise what one tenth is in lots of different contexts. It is important that they see it in area, linear and quantity examples.
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Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Ten hundreds are equivalent to __________
one hundred
ten thousand
Q2.
18 tens are equivalent to __________
18
1800
108
Q3.
5,000 + 300 + + 4 = 5,374
Q4.
Look at the circle. The whole has been divided into equal parts.
Q5.
What value would each part of the bar model have?
50
25
10
Q6.
Match the letter shown on the number line to the correct number it represents.
100
400
500
800
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
To divide a whole equally, each part should
be shared between people.
be different in size and amount.
Q2.
A whole has been divided into ten equal parts. Each part is one
Q3.
Look at the image. This is not one tenth because...
there should be ten unshaded parts and one shaded part to show one tenth.
the shaded tenth is in the middle.
Q4.
Which picture represents one tenth?
Q5.
Look at the pictures. Match the correct value to each letter.
a
b
c
d
Q6.
Tick all the pictures that could represent two tenths.
