Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Where Does That Fall on the Number Line?
Where does five-thirds belong on a number line? What about 1.61? Students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals in order to compare and order fractions and decimals.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Ordering Game
Sequencing skills are the focus of this interactive game. You must be able to put fractions, decimals, whole numbers, and negative numbers in correct order to win and make the train move down the tracks. Immediate feedback given to...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Fractions Decimals
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan to review fractions and decimals using a number line.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Decimals, Expressions, Operations
Twenty problems presented on the topics: working with expressions, using the distributive property, decimal place value and decimal operations. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Quiz
This activity allows the student to practice simplifying, converting, and multiplying decimals, percentages, and fractions. There are 3 levels of difficulty and the time limit may be set from no limit to 60 seconds. Additional...
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Is It Really News? Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Students use decimals, percents, and fractions to explore how much "news" is really in the newspaper. Printable lesson
Teaching Treasures Publications
Teaching Treasures: Year Six Math (Page 2)
This interactive worksheet covers a wide range of math concepts such as Roman Numerals, distributive property, estimating sums, and comparing fractions and decimals. Some concepts may be slightly challenging. Learners can access the help...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fraction Facts
The Shodor Education Foundation provides this lesson plan to introduce middle schoolers to the basics of fractions including fraction operations and converting fractions both to decimals and percents. NCTM Standards are listed for this...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Comparisons Without Rounding
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare and order decimals without using rounding.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: What's a Fraction
Use this interactive lesson to learn about fractions. You will find equivalent fractions, compare fractions, and more. Immediate feedback is given to your answers. Links to related videos.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: How Close Is "Close"?
A lesson where students are comparing decimals and fractions to generate ones that fall between "close" numbers. Lesson includes worksheets and videos to help implement the lesson with a class.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Drawing Pictures to Illustrate Decimal Comparisons
The purpose of this task is for students to compare decimal numbers using pictures or diagrams. Aligns with 5.NBT.A.3.b.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Baseball: Percentages
Students will compare percentages and convert them to fractions and decimals.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Decimal Notation vs. Fractions
In this lesson students will use a variety of skills to determine the underlying connections between fractions and decimals.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ns Movie Tickets
In this task, 6th graders are asked to compare the buying power of $20 in 1987 and 2012 with respect to the cost of movie tickets. Aligns with 6.NS.B.3.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Cake Recipe Ratio
Dr. Math has to go into the kitchen to solve this real-world problem. A student is looking for a solution to a ratio problem about baking a cake. You'll need to stir up your knowledge of ratios, fractions, decimals, proportions, and...
Math Aids
Math Aids: Greater Than Less Than Worksheets
Great resource to practice and strengthen math skills pertaining to greater than and less than. Math worksheets are printable, may be customized, and include answer keys.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Award Show: Hundredths
Students will complete a series of learning games to compare fractions and decimals to the hundredths.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Comparisons With Rounding
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare and order decimals by rounding the decimals
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Four
Students play a generalized version of connect four, gaining the chance to place a piece after simplifying fractions, converting fractions to decimals and percentages, and answering algebra questions involving fractions. Choose...
Quia
Quia: Decimal and Whole Number Jeopardy
You can use this web site to compare and round numbers and to also practice rounding whole numbers and decimals. You can just play by yourself or with another player! See how many points you can get.
Other
Visnos: Fraction Wall
Interactive fraction bars allow practice with mixed and equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents. Use Safari and/or Chrome browser.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Number and Operations in Base Ten 5.nbt.3b Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of place value, comparing numbers, and ordering numbers with decimals.