Decimal & Percent Notation
Read, write, and use decimal and percentage notation correctly — decimal, decimal point, tenths, hundredths, thousandths, percentage, per cent, % symbol, convert, terminating decimal — and understand the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percentages as three ways of expressing the same value
Typical age: 8–11 years
“If your child saw '0.5' and '50%' written down, could they explain that they both mean the same amount — and write them as a fraction too?”
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- Decimals and fractions (age 10+)REQUIRED
Recalling equivalences between fractions, decimals, and percentages requires all three sets of vocabulary
- Decimals and fractions (age 11+)REQUIRED
Working between terminating decimals and fractions requires 'terminating decimal' vocabulary
- Decimal equivalents of tenths and hundredthsREQUIRED
Writing decimal equivalents of tenths and hundredths requires decimal point and place-value vocabulary
- Decimals for Tenths & HundredthsREQUIRED
Using decimal notation for fractions requires decimal, tenths, and hundredths vocabulary
- Understanding PercentagesREQUIRED
Understanding the % symbol and 'per cent means parts per hundred' is the LANGUAGE node content