Lesson #6 - Math Lesson

Class: 4/5 Grade Combo

Objective: (What students will know and be able to do as a result of this lesson?)
- Students will be able to round numbers with decimals to the thousandths place value.

Standard:
- 5.NBT.A.4 Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.

Duration: 40 Minutes

Assessment:
- https://forms.gle/KzwCxrGwM3JzfAYd6
- Following the lesson, the students will take a 20 Question Quiz that assesses their ability to round
decimals to the nearest tenth, hundredth, and thousandth place values.

Vocabulary:
1. Rounding
a. Round Up
b. Round Down
2. Decimals
3. Place Values
a. Tens
b. Ones
c. Tenths
d. Hundredths
e. Thousandths
f. Ten Thousandths
4. Whole Number

Instructional/Teaching Sequence (Include time allotted for each):

- Think about 21st Century Skills (Critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, technology)

Anticipatory Set/Activate Prior Knowledge (5 min)

- Teacher will state that today’s lesson will target “Rounding Decimals”
- Teacher will share the purpose of rounding numbers.
o Including a Real-World Example
- Teacher will have the students engage in mental math as a warm-up to activate prior
knowledge.
- Student will have 20 seconds to round the given numbers to the nearest ten.
o Answers will be shared after the 20 seconds are finished.
- Students will have 20 seconds to round the given numbers to the nearest hundred.
o Answers will be shared after the 20 seconds are finished.

Input (3 min)
- Teacher will explain that there are three steps when rounding decimals:
1. Identify the given place value
 2. Look at the number on the right
▪ Is it a 5 or more? Round up!
▪ Is it a 4 or less? Round down!
3. Remove all digit after given place value

Guided Practice (10 min)

- Teacher will explain one example for each decimal place value.
 14.5691 (Round to the Nearest Tenth)
 1.6181 (Round to the Nearest Hundredth)
 24.3527 (Round to the Nearest Thousandth)
- As each example is discussed, the teacher will review the three steps to rounding decimals.

Independent Practice (15 min)

- Students will choose one or both online games links to practice rounding decimals.
1. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/scooterQuestDecRound.htm
2. https://www.mathgames.com/skill/5.29-round-decimals

Formative Assessment (Self-Paced)

- A Google Form will be used to assess student learning.
- Students will answer 20 questions regarding rounding whole numbers and decimals to the nearest
tenth, hundredth, and thousandth.
- Students will have until Friday (April 24, 2020) to complete the assessment.