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Day 3 — Place numbers on a useful lineYear 5 Maths · T1 W1–2 · Day 3 lesson

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Year 5 / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02 / Mathematics

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Success: locate thousandths relative to labelled hundredths and half-hundredths. Prepare line 1.230–1.260. (AC9M5N01)

  1. See · 2 min. Ask what changes from 1.230 to 1.235: five thousandths.
  2. Model · 4 min. Label line ticks at 1.230, 1.235, 1.240 … 1.260. Point out 1.250 equals 1.25.
  3. Guided locate · 5 min. Learners place 1.245 and 1.255; ask where 1.253 sits between ticks and why.
  4. Independent turn · 7 min. Mark 1.232 and 1.258 approximately; then give exact intervals: between 1.230–1.235 and 1.255–1.260 respectively. A tactile strip or verbal interval statement is valid.
  5. Compare · 4 min. Pairs explain whether 1.253 is nearer 1.250 or 1.255: distances 0.003 and 0.002, so nearer 1.255.
  6. Exit · 3 min. “Which tick is immediately after 1.245?” Key: 1.250.

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