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Reading Decimal Places

Identify the value of each digit in numbers given to three decimal places (e.g. in 4.378, the 7 represents 7 hundredths)

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In the number 4.378, can your child tell you that the 7 represents 7 hundredths — not 7 tenths or 7 thousandths?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Reading and writing numbers (age 10+)ages 10–11Identifying digit value in 3dp numbers requires reading decimals to thousandths
Reading Decimal Placesthis skill · ages 10–11
Unlocks
Multiplying and dividing (age 10+)ages 10–11Understanding digit shifting requires knowing what each decimal place represents

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M4N01high confidenceYear 4 · Number

recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

AC9M5N01high confidenceYear 5 · Number

interpret, compare and order numbers with more than 2 decimal places, including numbers greater than one, using place value understanding; represent these on a number line

AC9M6N04medium confidenceYear 6 · Number

apply knowledge of place value to add and subtract decimals, using digital tools where appropriate; use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA3-RN-02high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3
MA2-RN-02high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N01high confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M5N01high confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M6N04medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Number strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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