Exploring Hundredths

Today in maths, we have been learning all about hundredths as part of a whole using lots of fun and practical activities.
We began by choosing one whole and cutting it into ten equal parts to represent tenths. Then, we carefully cut each tenth into ten equal parts to represent hundredths. After that, we recombined all the parts to make the whole again, which really helped us see how tenths and hundredths fit together.
As a class, we explored real-life examples to help us understand:

• We divided a metre-long strip of paper into ten equal parts (tenths), then cut one of those tenths into ten smaller pieces to show one hundredth.
  
• We measured one litre of water, poured out one tenth of a litre, and then divided that tenth into ten equal parts to see what one hundredth of a litre looks like.
  
• We did the same with 1kg of porridge oats – we split the kilogram into ten equal parts, and then divided one of those tenths into ten smaller parts to show one hundredth of a kilogram.
  

It was exciting to see how tenths and hundredths are related and how they all add back up to make one whole! We now have a much clearer understanding of what hundredths are and how they can be represented in real life.
📏💧🥣 Well done, Year 5, for being such fantastic mathematicians today!