A bright and engaging set of Decimals Anchor Charts designed for pupils working within Second Level Curriculum for Excellence.

This colourful 8-page resource supports learners in developing a secure understanding of decimals, from recognising tenths and hundredths to working with thousandths, comparing and ordering decimal numbers, and making links between fractions and decimals.

What’s included?

The pack contains 8 full-page anchor charts covering:

• What are decimals?
• Tenths
• Hundredths
• Thousandths
• Decimals on a number line
• Comparing decimals
• Ordering decimals
• Fractions and decimals

Skills covered include:

• Understanding what a decimal represents
• Using and identifying the decimal point
• Recognising tenths, hundredths and thousandths
• Understanding decimal place value
• Reading and representing decimal numbers
• Locating decimals on a number line
• Comparing decimals using <, > and =
• Ordering decimals from smallest to largest and largest to smallest
• Using place value charts to compare decimals
• Adding placeholder zeros when comparing decimal values
• Recognising equivalent fractions and decimals
• Understanding common equivalents such as ½ = 0.5, ¼ = 0.25 and ¾ = 0.75

Each poster includes:

• Clear, child-friendly explanations
• Colourful visual models
• Place value representations
• Number lines and hundred squares
• Worked examples
• Key mathematical vocabulary
• Helpful reminders
• Short “Try it!” questions for pupil practice

Perfect for:

• P5–P7 learners
• Second Level Numeracy and Mathematics
• Whole-class maths teaching
• Maths working walls
• Classroom displays
• Guided maths groups
• Revision and consolidation
• Independent learning
• Maths reference folders
• Pupils who benefit from visual and step-by-step support

The resource progresses from introducing the meaning of decimals to developing a deeper understanding of decimal place value and equivalence.

Visual representations such as bar models, hundred squares, place value charts and number lines help pupils connect abstract decimal notation with concrete representations.

The final poster also supports pupils in making important links between fractions and decimals, helping to build a strong foundation for later work with fractions, decimals and percentages.

The consistent, colourful primary-style design makes the charts easy to navigate and ideal for displaying throughout a decimals topic.

Simply print the full set for your maths working wall, introduce individual posters alongside lessons, or add them to pupil maths folders and reference books.

Curriculum: Curriculum for Excellence
Level: Second Level
Subject: Numeracy and Mathematics
Topic: Decimals / Decimal Fractions
Pages: 8

A practical and visually engaging classroom resource for helping Second Level learners build confidence, strengthen place value understanding and develop secure decimal skills.