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Teaching decimals

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

Today I am joining some great math teacher bloggers to bring you a new series of blog hops: Fly on the Math Teacher's Wall.  These blog po...

Tweet Today I am joining some great math teacher bloggers to bring you a new series of blog hops: Fly on the Math Teacher's Wall. These blog posts will be all about SQUASHING teacher, student and parent misconceptions. They will give you a look inside math teachers classrooms and help you find new ideas and understandings across the grade levels. Today we are talking about place value. Today I want to talk about decimals. I feel like teachers have gotten pretty good at using manipulatives…

FREE hands-on mini-book for decimals and decimal grid models for tenths and hundredths. Includes a Decimal Place Value chart and all decimal tenths from 0.1 to 1.0.  Appropriate for 4th and 5th grade.  #mitchellmathactivities #decimals #freeresource #decimaltenths #decimalgrids #decimalmodels

FREE hands-on mini-book for decimals and decimal grid models for tenths and hundredths. Includes a Decimal Place Value chart and all decimal tenths from 0.1 to 1.0. Appropriate for 4th and 5th grade. #mitchellmathactivities #decimals #freeresource #decimaltenths #decimalgrids #decimalmodels

Decimal of The Day - A FREE printable to Review Decimals Daily

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.

Comparing decimals, ordering decimals, steps, decimal place value, 4th grade math, 5th grade math, anchor chart

Comparing decimals, ordering decimals, steps, decimal place value, 4th grade math, 5th grade math, anchor chart

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.

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.

Teaching decimals can be enough to set a kid's hair on fire. Once they are confused, it's pretty tricky to set the ship right again. Sometimes what is needed is to just start over with step-by-step lessons that clear the cobwebs, and let understanding shine through! These six tips, teaching video and game links are sure to help wheather you are just introducing decimals, or need to do an intervention!

Decimals can be tricky! Get 6 tips to make both teaching and understanding decimals much easier, plus get links to games, videos and more!

Introducing Decimals

Like fractions, introducing decimals is something that should be taught for students to be successful in high level math classes.

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Students will practice converting between equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents with this halloween activity. Students will match fractions, decimals, percents and models to a fraction on each haunted house. This is a great way to decorate your classroom with math for Halloween.
In this short video, I go over how to solve exponents with decimals. First, you write down your exponent in expanded form. Next, you multiply your whole numbers while ignoring the decimals. Then, you count the number of digits that are to the right of the decimal in your expanded form and move the decimal from your whole number to the left that many spaces - filling in zeros as needed. For more math tips and tutorials, subscribe to my channel.
Decimal Place Value-Standard, Word, & Expanded Form: Color by Number-Fall Theme
Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more math tips and tutorials. This short video shows how to multiply decimals by a power of ten. Check out my website for more math resources including free printable worksheets. #math #mathtricks #helpwithmath #mathlessons #howtoteachmath #mathhack #learningmath #mathideas #mathconcepts #basicmathskills