Teaching decimals

If you're preparing to teach decimals, you may be wondering where even to begin. Decimals can be an abstract, difficult-to-understand concept for some students, and it's essential to teach them in a way that helps

Improve your students understanding of PLACE VALUE with these SIX models for teaching decimals. Make sure your students have concrete, hands-on experiences before moving to abstract thinking.

Are you about to start a decimal unit? These no-prep printable decimal games are a great way to introduce modeling decimals in a fun, hands-on way.

In this quick and easy decimal place value game, students compete against one another to form the highest decimal number using playing cards.

In this blog post I will share with you some ideas on how you can use money to introduce decimals. You will also find a free printable you can use during guided math groups to compare decimals. The Standards Below are the standards that are covered in the following activities. 4.NF.7 – I can compare two […]

Daily practice is a great way to learn decimals and this decimal of the day sheet is the perfect way for quick review. And it is FREE.

Reviewing decimal place value is fun for students when you make it interactive and engaging. These are my favorite activities for decimals review!

I feel like it takes students all school year and then some to remember how to convert between fractions, decimals and percents. In Texas, we start with generating equivalent numbers in 6th grade: the time when some teachers and students think math manipulatives and models are no longer needed. I strongly disagree. I struggled with math in school (which I believe is what makes me love teaching math now) and I don't ever remember working with math manipulatives or math models. No fraction…

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