Decimals Teacher Resources

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...

Divide decimals. Watch as Sal explains how to divide 1.03075 by 0.25. He provides a step-by-step process that is easy to follow, clear, and well-organized. Note: This would be great for a teacher prepping for a math lesson or as...

Make "cents" out of decimals and show learners the correct way to add and subtract with decimal amounts. The video goes through different examples of how to tally the amount of money they have spent, and how far of a distance they...

Go step by step through a division problem and your learners will feel confident with dividing decimals. This video reviews division and the important steps needed when using decimals. Shows a visual understanding of what dividing by a...

Adding decimals has many steps to remember. Show your learners these steps in a video where they can follow along and see why those steps are important. Have them practice estimating the answer first so they can check to see if their sum...

Help young mathematicians get the point of decimals with this extensive collection of worksheets. From teaching basic place value and the ordering of decimals, to the procedures for multiplying and dividing them, this resource is a...

Occasionally, in mathematics, there are "short cuts" one can take. Sal explains a quick way to divide decimals numbers. He demonstrates that in certain cases, simply shifting the decimal point to the left will result in a correct answer.

Have your class practice converting fractions to decimals, adding decimals, comparing fractions, and more. Following a game format, learners solidify important skills while solving problems involving fractions and decimals.

In this fractions and decimals worksheet, students compare 2 data tables which show 2 student's walking distances each day. Students solve 4 word problems where they compare and order fractions and decimals to answer questions based on...

Three activities make up an introductory lesson designed to create a strong foundation in comparing fractions to decimals and exploring and building decimal models. Pupils brainstorm and complete a Venn diagram to show how decimals and...

Mathematicians can embark on a math challenge. Fourteen pages of exercises for young algebra learners on fractions, decimals, and percentages let your students put their skills to the test.  

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...

Ordering decimals is different from ordering whole numbers, but your scholars will get the hang of it after assorting 17 sets of numbers from least to greatest. The numbers all have decimals to the hundreds place, so they use knowledge...

In this easy-to-understand video, an instructor shows how to convert fractions to decimals, decimals to percentages, and fractions to percentages. After watching this film, the conversion process should be easier for your learners to grasp.

Introduce decimals to your fourth grade class with a activity that provides four number lines for them to complete. A list of decimals have already been plotted on the number lines; learners only need to label each point. This is a great...

Part lesson, part worksheet, 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 value. A set of...

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...

Practice money and measurement math with a thorough worksheet. Two examples at the top of the page remind fourth graders how to solve subtraction problems using decimals. After working through 14 problems, they then solve two word...

Practice subtracting decimals to the hundredths place. This assignment includes amounts of money and units of measurement. Three sections of problems provide subtraction problems in both vertical and horizontal formats, as well as two...

Trying to get your class to think of decimals as fractions and vice versa can lead to interesting discussions. After all, we can usually understand quickly that 1/4 is .25 but why is 1/7 not so easy to convert? This activity looks at...

Go step by step through a multiplication problem with decimals. The video does a great job talking through the problem and explaining how it is similar to regular multiplication, with the exception of moving the decimal. 

Explore the practical uses of adding numbers with decimals as scholars add measurements and money. The first 12 equations are written vertically with half the sums requiring a dollar sign and half a unit of measurement. The next six are...

Subtraction is more fun when there's money involved! Fourth graders subtract amounts of money and units of measurement in sixteen vertical and horizontal problems. The last two problems are word problems, helping your kids practice...

Here is a challenging and educationally sound presentation on how to convert between fractions, decimals, and percents. Youngsters are given many opportunities to make these conversions, and receive good coaching in the teaching slides....