Young mathematicians dive into the number line to discover decimals and how the numbers infinitely get smaller in between. They click the zoom button a few times and learn that the number line doesn't just stop at integers. Includes a teachers guide and very clean and organized worksheets full of number lines. 

Concepts

number lines, comparing decimals, decimals, rounding decimals, mental math, mathematical reasoning

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the prior lesson in the series for practice of integers on the number line before going into decimals

Classroom Considerations

• A sample of an original document and does not contain all the material listed in the table of contents

Pros

• Excellent inquiry-based learning that displays decimal relationships to one another

Cons

• While explanations are provided, the answer keys are not

Common Core

6.NS.C.6.a 6.NS.C.6.c 7.NS.A.1.a MP2