Comparing Decimals Teacher Resources

Use this video to show older elementary mathematicians that they can compare numbers using the same thinking that they did when they were in the first grade. Sal compares decimal numbers using the greater than and less than symbols. He...

Part lesson, part instructional activity, this handout walks math minors through the comparison of two decimal numbers. It teaches them the trick of tagging zeroes in to get the numbers to be the same length to better understand place...

Comparing decimals can be easy. Watch and learn how to line up four decimal numbers vertically and then starting from the left, compare each number in each place value to determine which is largest and which is smallest. This procedure...

Practice makes perfect with this decimals assignment, Arithmeticians compare thirty pairs of numbers to the thousandth place are compared. For each, they must write the correct sign: <, > or =. Add this to your collection of...

Pupils complete a multiple choice pre-test based on ordering whole numbers and comparing decimals. This is an interactive worksheet.

Make sure your students' understanding of fractions is on-point using this series of skills practice worksheets. Covering a variety of topics from basic place value and fraction/decimal conversion, to performing all four operations with...

Which decimal is greater? Learners start by comparing eight pairs of decimals, writing in the symbol (> or <) to indicate values. The next two sections involve sets of three decimals. They start by circling the decimal with the...

For this ordering decimal numbers worksheet, learners first read a one page explanation about comparing and ordering decimal numbers. Students then solve ten problems in which a series of 5 decimal numbers is ordered from least to greatest.

Fifth and sixth graders compare decimals to the place-value structure in the base-ten number system. They represent fractions as parts of unit wholes, as parts of a set, as locations on a number line, and as divisions of whole numbers....

The best way for some kids to learn about fractions and decimals is to visualize them. Use several shapes and colored-in sections to show kids that a fraction and decimal can represent the same thing.

Fifth and sixth graders read the information on how to compare decimal numbers to the thousandths place. They solve seven problems with comparing and ordering.

To help students visualize how to order fractions and decimals this teacher uses a clever story. The animation used is very bright and the context of the story may be a great way to help students understand why convert a fraction into a...

Wouldn't it be great if you had a packet of worksheets that covered percents, adding, dividing, and comparing fractions and decimals? Click here and print a workbook with over 20 well-scaffolded pages that will help your class practice...

Base ten blocks serve as visual representations of numbers that include decimals to the hundredths place. Children compare and order decimals in their math journal as they build the corresponding numbers with base ten blocks.

Going from fraction to decimal and decimal to fraction shouldn't be a chore, but an easy step for young mathematicians to do within problems. This interactive lesson shows how long division can change any fraction to a decimal. Started...

Elementary money makers are walked through five steps to compare two different amounts. RJ speaks slowly as animations display his explanations. He compares the price of a New York magnet to the amount of money his cousin has on hand to...

In this comparing and ordering decimals learning exercise, students compare numbers with decimals in them and order numbers with decimals from least to greatest. Students complete 8 problems total.

In this comparing decimals worksheet, students compare numbers with decimals up to the hundredths place. Students complete 13 problems.