Place Values and Decimals

Read, write, compare, or partition each number using place value.

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Learning objective overview

Master Teaching Guide coverage for this objective.

Current NZC (2007)
  • NA4-6
  • NA5-6
New NZC (2026)
  • NZC26-P4-NUM-NSO-K-Y9-03
  • NZC26-P3-NUM-NSO-K-Y7-01
  • NZC26-P3-NUM-NSO-K-Y7-04
  • NZC26-P3-NUM-NSO-K-Y8-01
  • NZC26-P3-NUM-NSO-P-Y7-01
  • NZC26-P3-NUM-NSO-P-Y7-02
  • NZC26-P3-NUM-NSO-P-Y8-01
  • NZC26-P3-NUM-NSO-P-Y8-02

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Terminology

  • place value
  • digit
  • ones
  • tenths
  • hundredths
  • decimal

Task goals

  • Identify which place a given digit sits in, for whole numbers and decimals.
  • State the value of a digit based on its place in a whole number or decimal.
  • Read and write whole numbers and decimals in numerals and in words.
  • Compare two numbers using <, >, or = by reasoning about place value, including decimals with different numbers of decimal places.
  • Order a list of whole numbers or decimals from smallest to largest or largest to smallest.
  • Partition a whole number or decimal into its place-value parts (e.g. hundreds, tens, ones, tenths, hundredths).
  • Explain, using place value, why one decimal is greater or smaller than another (e.g. why 0.5 > 0.05).

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