Decimals Lesson Plans

Students develop strategies to find equivalent decimals. In this equivalent decimals lesson, students participate in a variety of decimal games to find equivalent decimals.

Sixth graders convert decimals and percents. They observe a teacher lead demonstration of converting decimals to percents and percents to decimals. Students practice what they have seen.

Students categorize their private book collections as a precursor to learning the principles of the Dewey Decimal System. They use the Internet to gain a better understanding of the Dewey Decimal System.

Learners represent recorded information in decimal form. In this decimals lesson, students play a "classroom friendly" basketball game in which 10 learners take 10 shots. Number of shots made out of 10 is recorded as a fraction and decimal, followed by calculating number of shots out of 100.

Students explore decimals. In this decimal lesson, students investigate constructing decimals correctly and their use in everyday mathematics. Students explore standard and expanded form while comparing decimal values. This unit is taught while examining Olympic events.

Students model fractions, decimals and percents. In this fractions, decimals and percents lessons, students explore various methods of representing fractions. They demonstrate situations that represent rational numbers. Students create a foldable exploring fractions, decimals and percents. They use an area model, meter sticks, and base-ten blocks. Students play a game of fraction, decimal, percent bingo.

Fourth graders investigate various ways of interpreting a decimal problem.  In this addition and subtraction of decimals lesson, 4th graders complete money problems. Students relate the concept to other decimal problems. Students complete additional problems.

Young scholars explore fractions and decimals. For this comparing and ordering decimals and fractions lesson, students fold and label paper using fraction vocabulary. Young scholars work in groups using previously made manipulatives and their folded paper to match, compare, and order equivalent fractions and decimals.

Fourth graders complete a journal page to review decimal concepts.  In this decimal lesson, 4th graders use manipulatives to represent decimal amounts. Students complete a homework sheet related to decimal and fractional parts.

Students visit the library and research the Dewey Decimal System. In this Dewey Decimal system instructional activity, students film, compose a poem, and create a brochure or multimedia presentation about the Dewey Decimal System. Students take a pre and post assessment.