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Click for audio recording of the number name* for 7.318:

* The form of the number name, both on-screen and in the audio recording, is that recommended for teaching children decimal number concepts.   It emphasises the values of the digits after the decimal point, unlike the "spell the number" form "seven point three one eight".  There are Australian, English and American voice recordings available.

Hi-Flyer Decimals uses pictures of blocks (based on familiar place-value blocks) to model decimal quantities.  The software is supported by a Binder pack with support materials in a sturdy ring binder or as printable support files (PDF) downloadable with software.  Contained within is a User Manual and 49 Activity Cards and 49 Worksheets.  Also there is an introductory video explaining the on-screen blocks, tools and the printed materials.

Now available for both Windows and Macintosh platforms as a hybrid CD!

Key Benefits

• Uses research-tested models for decimal fractions to represent numbers between 0.001 and 10.999
• Innovative on-screen tools enable powerful manipulations of the number representation e.g. cuts and reglues blocks
• Supports the building of links between number concepts, written symbols, pictorial models and verbal number name.
• The software may be used either for teacher demonstrations or for student-directed activities.
• Classroom use of the software is supported by activity cards and photocopiable worksheets at three levels:  tenths, hundredths, thousandths.  Samples of these resources are available from this web site.

System Requirements

All versions require the following:

• CD-ROM drive (see note on installing below)
• Sound card
• Mouse or other pointing device
• 6 Mb or more available hard-disk space

Installing Hi-Flyer Decimals

All versions of Hi-Flyer Decimals are available on the CD-ROM disk. When the program is installed, there is the option to also install print support PDF files, introductory video, and third-party programs to access support files. 

The program may be run from the CD without installing it (except for Win3.1 version), or may be run from the hard drive (memory requirements: 6 Mb).  PDF files and the video can also be run from the CD, or may be installed on the hard drive (PDF files: 33 Mb; video: 20 Mb).

Pricing

This product is available from distributors in the U.S., the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.  Check our Pricing page for current prices in each nation.

Versions Available

Australian	English	U.S.

Australian and English versions are identical except for voice recordings, and have A4 page sizes.

The U.S. version has American voice recordings, and printable files are on letter size paper.

Presentation at NCTM 1999 Annual Meeting, San Francisco

This software was part of a presentation at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM], in San Francisco.  The presenter was Peter Price, author of the software.  Session Notes / Teacher Information pages are available from our Handouts page.