Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic D, Lesson 9

There is more than one way to write a number. The lesson plan provides teachers with a way to teach reading and writing decimals to thousandths using standard, expanded, and unit forms. Pupils work through in-class and homework...

Take a little bit away. The 10th section of an 18-part unit introduces subtraction of decimals. Scholars use a place value chart like they did with addition of decimals to organize and represent the problem. After using the place value...

Which is bigger? The sixth installment in an 18-part series covering decimals provides a instructional activity on comparing decimals to the thousandths. Teachers use place value to help class members compare and order decimals....

Extend the place value system. The first lesson plan in a series of 18 extends the place value system to millions through thousandths. Using place value charts, pupils see how the value of a digit changes as it moves places. Teachers use...

Go another round on rounding. Pupils refine their learned rounding skills in the eighth installment in an 18-part unit on decimals. The lesson takes away some of the previous scaffolding to encourage scholars to use the procedures that...

In this decimal place value instructional activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice and short answer quiz about decimals. Students identify the digit in different places and translate numbers into word form.

Having a good number sense is key to understanding place value. This video clearly explains the place values that comprise a decimal number. It is a very straightforward presentation and would be appropriate for grades three, four, or...

Here is a clear explanation of decimal place value using batting average as the example. Narrated and animated steps are clicked on so that learners can progress at their own pace. Consider having fifth graders interact with this website...

What's one or two fewer decimal places? Pupils go over how to round decimals by watching a short video. They first look at rounding to one decimal place, then rounding to two decimal places.

Through four steps, three different time values for a 100-meter run are arranged on a number line in order to practice ordering decimal numbers. The price of two sports drinks are also compared. All of this comes in narrated and animated...