A decimal is a part of one whole A grid is a picture that shows the value of a decimal

1 One whole

1 One whole Tenths grid: 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Hundredths grid: 1 One whole 0.01

Thousandths grid: 1 One whole 0.001

Tenths grid:

0.1 One tenth Tenths grid:

0.3 Three tenths Tenths grid:

0.8 Eight tenths Tenths grid:

Hundredths grid: 10 X 10 grid

Hundredths grid: 0.01 One hundredth

Twenty-five hundredth Hundredths grid: 0.25 Twenty-five hundredth

Ninety-five hundredth Hundredths grid: 0.95 Ninety-five hundredth

Thousandths grid:

Two hundred twenty-two thousandths Thousandths grid: 0.222 Two hundred twenty-two thousandths

Two hundred twenty-two thousandths Thousandths grid: 0.500 Two hundred twenty-two thousandths

Two hundred twenty-two thousandths Thousandths grid: 0.998 Two hundred twenty-two thousandths

Why?? = 0.31 I colored in 31 out the 100 squares in the hundredths grid. This represents thirty-one hundredths, or 0.31

Steps Decimal number  word form  grid 0.876  eight hundred seventy-six thousandths 

Steps Grid  word form  decimal number  89 hundredths  0.89

1.25 One and twenty-five 1 + 0.25

1.25 One and twenty-five 1 + 0.25

0.80 vs. 0.08 Eighty hundredths vs. Eight hundredths 80/100 8/100

0.001 vs. 0.100 One thousandths vs. One hundred thousandths 1/1,000 100/1,000

Time for you to practice!

0.7 Seven tenths Tenths grid: Why?

Why? Tenths grid: 0.7 Seven tenths I colored in _____________________ in a ______________grid. This represents ___________________, or 0.7

Why? Tenths grid: 0.7 Seven tenths I colored in __7 of the 10 parts_____ in ____tenths____grid. This represents __seven___ tenths, or 0.7

Hundredths grid: 0.62 Sixty-two hundredth Why?

Why? Hundredths grid: 0.32 Thirty-two hundredth I colored in _____________________ in a ______________grid. This represents ___________________, or 0.32

Why? Hundredths grid: 0.32 Thirty-two hundredth I colored in __32 of the 100 parts_____ in ____hundredths____grid. This represents __thirty-two hundredths, or 0.32

Why? Thousandths grid: 0.625 Sixty-two hundredth I ……. This represents…..

Six hundred twenty-five thousandths Thousandths grid: 0.625 Six hundred twenty-five thousandths Why? I ……. This represents…..