Printable Decimal Place Value Worksheets
Printable decimal place value worksheets for 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 4 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills and word problems.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Decimal Place Value
What this skill is
Decimal place value extends place value chart positions to the right of the decimal point: tenths (0.1), hundredths (0.01), and thousandths (0.001).
When children learn it
Decimal place value is taught in 4th and 5th grade, aligned to 4.NF.C.6 and 5.NBT.A.1.
Teaching Tips
- Emphasize the ths ending for decimal place values right of the decimal point.
- Use place value chart headers (Ones . Tenths Hundredths Thousandths).
Common Mistakes
- Confusing tenths (first place right of decimal) with tens (two places left of decimal).
- Misreading digit values in thousandths places.