Develop ratios within sporting games. Class members watch a video about dodgeball and see how coaches compare the scores. Pupils then work with ratios to compare the scores throughout the tournament. Using their knowledge of ratios, they...

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...

Using a number line can provide students with a concrete representation of the value various numbers hold. Sal plots six different numbers on a number line. He includes whole, decimal, and negative numbers.

There are two Khan Academy videos on representing numbers as decimals, percents, and fractions. This one shows students how to represent a fraction as a decimal and a percent. Sal demonstrates the process used to convert the fraction 7/8...

Estimation is a good way to build and assess a student's number sense. Watch as Sal uses estimation to solve a problem where he must determine how much 'Janelle' ran during a 4-day period. He calculates the exact amount and compares the...

This video demonstrates how to write a decimal as a fraction and explains why it works. The concept is explained well and presented clearly and straightforwardly. Great for third or fourth graders.

Watching a video equals a chance to learn more about solving equations. Learners see how to solve one-step equations with decimals. The example the narrator works through requires multiplying with decimals to solve.

Apply decimal operations to solving equations. Learners first observe two examples of one-step linear equations being solved. They then watch as each equation is solved by either adding or subtracting decimals using strategies they...

Reviewing material and learning new concepts can exist together. Learners watch as the video shows how to solve four equations containing decimals. Each one-step equation involves a different operation. Because each equation's solution...

Deal with an equation that is not all whole. Pupils watch as the short video shows solving two one-step equations containing decimals. One equation involves addition and the other subtraction. As with whole numbers, the decimal equations...

Make a point to carefully place the decimal point. By watching an educational video, pupils learn how to multiply decimals. They see that they need to multiply as if there are no decimal points, then hear how to correctly place the...

Learn the whole process of dividing decimals by whole numbers. Young scholars see how to use the standard algorithm for division to divide decimals by whole numbers. The video places extra emphasis to ensure viewers place the decimal...

Knowing how to divide whole numbers gives ample preparation for dividing decimals. Young mathematicians watch an educational video that reviews how to divide decimals. The method described is to use place value reasoning to rewrite the...

Take away any confusion on subtracting decimals. A short, instructional video shows mathematicians how to subtract decimals. Viewers see four examples, one where the minuend and subtrahend have the same number of decimal places, one...

Create a benchmark. Pupils view key benchmark fractions and their equivalent decimal and percentage representations. The video shows the family of fractions of halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, eighths, and tenths. For each fraction,...

Adding a lesson on adding decimals is a brilliant idea. An illuminating video shows scholars how to add decimals. Viewers learn how to line up decimal points, include placeholder zeros, and then add vertically.

Apply one definition of fractions to convert them to decimals. Pupils use the definition of fractions as division problems to convert a fraction to a decimal. Learners then practice their long division skills on two worksheets to convert...

Complete a quick conversion. Pupils view the short video to learn the process to convert a decimal to a percent. The scholars then practice the skill with two worksheets, giving them a chance to better understand the concept.