The document contains notes and instructions for teaching decimals. It includes objectives like reading, writing, comparing, and performing operations on decimals. Key points covered are:
- A decimal is a fraction with a denominator that is a multiple of 10
- Decimals use a decimal point to indicate place value
- To add or subtract decimals, numbers are lined up by place value and then added or subtracted
- When multiplying decimals, the product of decimal places in the factors equals the number of decimal places in the answer
- Dividing a decimal by a whole number places the decimal in the quotient above the decimal in the dividend
- Dividing by a decimal moves the decimal right in the divisor and dividend the same number of spaces