1. Virginia Standards of Learning 5.1 a

2. The student will read, write, & identify the place values of decimals through thousandths.

3. To read decimals, 1.read the whole number to the left of the decimal point, if there is one; 2.read the decimal point as “and”; 3.read the digits to the right of the decimal point just as you would read a whole number; and 4.say the name of the place value of the digit in the smallest place. Four hundred fifty-threeand Eight hundred seventy-two Thousandths

4. Reading Decimals ONE place after the decimal ~ TENths 10 TWO places after the decimal ~ HUNDREDths 100 THREE places after the decimal ~ THOUSANDths 1,000 Is it TENTHS, HUNDREDTHS, OR THOUSANDTHS Relate the number of spaces taken up after the decimal to the number of zeros in TEN, one HUNDRED, and one THOUSAND.

5. Reading Decimals: Let’s Practice One hundred twenty-seven and Fifty-seven Hundredths

6. Reading Decimals: Let’s Practice Five hundred twelve and Three hundred ninety-six Thousandths

7. Reading Decimals: Let’s Practice Eight and Seventy-six Thousandths

8. Reading Decimals: Let’s Practice Eleven and Fifteen Hundredths

9. Reading Decimals: Let’s Practice Five hundred thirty-one and nineteen Hundredths

10. Reading Decimals: Let’s Practice Fourteen thousand, three hundred six and Nine hundred seven Thousandths

11. Reading Decimals: Let’s Practice Twenty seven thousand eight and Eleven Thousandths

12. Reading Decimals: Let’s Practice Five thousand, six hundred forty-two and eight tenths “Number” your papers with the letters A – J.

13. Writing Decimals Write the decimal number to match the words. A. Three hundred thousand, four hundred seventeen, and eight tenths B. Forty five and sixteen hundredths

14. Writing Decimals Write the decimal number to match the words. C. Six and seven thousandths D. One million, seventeen, and four hundredths

15. Writing Decimals Write the decimal number to match the words. E. Three hundred seventy-six and nine tenths. F. Four hundred seventy-two thousand, six hundred fifty-nine, and fifteen hundredths

16. Writing Decimals Write the decimal number to match the words. G. Nine thousand and five hundredths. H. Six hundred three thousand, eight hundred twenty-one, and two thousandths

17. Writing Decimals Write the decimal number to match the words. J. Eleven hundredths K. Nine hundred eighty-three thousand, four hundred sixteen, and four tenths