Year 5 Understand Thousandths Maths Challenge

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 5 Understand Thousandths Maths Challenge checks pupils’ understanding of thousandths and how to apply this to writing decimals with up to three decimal places. Children will use clues and their knowledge of place value  to work out the decimal numbers created by three characters.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Fractions (including decimals and percentages)

Mathematics Year 5: (5F6b) Recognise and use thousandths and relate them to tenths, hundredths and decimal equivalents