Decimal - Multiply by 10, 100 and 1,000 - Starter

In a mathematics lesson tailored for Year 6 students during the Spring Term's first week, the focus is on multiplying decimals by powers of 10. The session begins with a 'Fluent in Four' revision exercise that challenges students to apply their knowledge of time, division, and place value. For instance, students are asked to describe the movement of a clock's minute hand at 23 minutes past 12 and to solve division problems involving multi-digit numbers. Additionally, they complete sentences by calculating numerical expressions and identifying the value of digits in a given number.

The lesson progresses with activities that deepen understanding of place value and decimals. Students are prompted to fill in the blanks to represent a number in thousands, hundreds, tens, ones, tenths, hundredths, and thousandths, and then to write the complete number in digit form. They also tackle real-life problems, such as dividing the number of photos by pages in an album to find out how many photos do not fit, reinforcing division and remainders. To enhance their geometrical reasoning, students use comparative language such as 'smaller', 'larger', and 'equal to' to describe angles in relation to a right angle, identifying whether they are acute or obtuse. These exercises not only build on their numerical fluency but also integrate practical application and spatial awareness.