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Day 1 — Make a thousandth visibleYear 5 Maths · T1 W1–2 · Day 1 lesson

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Year 5 / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02 / Mathematics

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Success: read and build a number to three decimal places, including a zero placeholder. Prepare place-value cards or four-column table. (AC9M5N01)

  1. Notice · 2 min. Display 1.235. Ask what the last digit is worth; do not accept “five” without a place.
  2. Model · 4 min. Build 1 + 0.2 + 0.03 + 0.005 in columns. Say “one and two hundred thirty-five thousandths” and “one point two three five”; connect the forms.
  3. Build together · 5 min. Learners show 1.205; ask why the hundredths position is zero. Contrast 1.25 by writing 1.250.
  4. Independent turn · 7 min. Build 2.074 and 0.905, say or label the value of the 7 and 5, and expand one number. Counters, typing or AAC selection allowed.
  5. Explain · 4 min. Pairs compare 1.205 and 1.25: which place first differs? Teacher listens for hundredths 0<5.
  6. Exit · 3 min. “What is the value of 5 in 1.205?” Key: 0.005, five thousandths. Record if learner says five hundredths.

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