Ordering numbers from largest to smallest seems to be quite a simple task, but when the numbers are decimals it can prove to be much trickier. One problem lies with the number of digits which the number has. As a rule, with whole numbers, the more digits there are, the bigger the number, and children [...]

Two of the best ways for children to understand decimals are: a. by using money b. by looking at shapes which are divided into tenths. This set of pages looks in more detail at shapes. A series of rectangles is shown, each divided into ten equal parts: each part being one tenth. This is a [...]