EngageNY
The Long Division Algorithm
Two methods are always better than one! The eighth installment in this series asks pupils to convert decimals to fractions using two approaches. Individuals first use the more traditional approach of long division and then use reverse...
Curated OER
Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals
Elementary and middle schoolers participate in an assignment to explore the concept of division and having a remainder. They also practice division problems using decimals and fractions without a remainder.
National Education Support Service
Division Note Cards
Sixth graders create note cards to divide multi-digit whole numbers by two-digit numbers and divide decimals that represent money by whole numbers in a simpler and faster fashion. They write the rules and examples of each on the cards...
Illustrative Mathematics
Equivalent fractions approach to non-repeating decimals
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...
EngageNY
Finite and Infinite Decimals
Explore the patterns of fractions that produce finite and infinite decimals. The sixth lesson of the series asks learners to determine a similar feature of fractions that produce finite decimals. Using the patterns, pupils create...
EngageNY
Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 2
Develop your pupils' understanding of fractions and their decimal equivalence using the 12th lesson in this series. Scholars learn an alternative to long division that results in converting fractions to decimals that emphasize fractional...
Curated OER
Repeating Decimal as Approximation
You are used to teaching repeating decimals with bar notation that keeps us from writing that number over and over again; now teach what the over and over again represents. This activity allows your mathematicians to explore the infinite...
Region of Peel
Put Me in Order
Sorting fractions, integers, decimals and square roots into sequential order is an active process when you use a gym as your setting. After your class is divided into two groups and provided with number cards, they compete to see who can...
Curated OER
Fractions to Decimals
Seventh graders play a game to practice converting fractions into decimals. Students begin by practicing their conversions through guided practice. After being divided into teams, 7th graders practice their conversions by playing a...
Curated OER
Partial Quotient
Young scholars study what occurs in the division process, rather than just following prescribed steps. They expand number sense to include integers and perform operations with whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals. They write a...
Willow Tree
Circle Graphs
Pie isn't just for eating! Scholars learn to create pie charts and circle graphs to represent data. Given raw data, learners determine the percent of the whole for each category and then figure out the degree of the circle that percent...
Ohio Department of Education
Actions with Fractions: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Common Denominators
Fourth graders develop a conceptual understanding of fractions and begin to add and subtract fractions with like denominators. Included is a worksheet to assess readiness and a teacher's checklist showing class understanding at a...
Curated OER
A Trip to Colonial Virginia
Students consider prices while planning a trip to Colonial Virginia. For this budgeting lesson, students construct an itinerary of events for a vacation. Students are responsible for working within the approved budget.