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Reading & Writing Decimals

Objective: Students will explore different representations of decimals to the thousandths place with number lines, models, a place value chart, and written/word form.

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Warm Up Questions Related Math Centers Vocabulary Standards

  1. How can each decimal number be represented as a fraction?
  2. What types of decimals have only one place?
  3. What types of decimals have 2 places?
  4. What types of decimals have 3 places?
  5. When you hear someone read a number, how do you know if it has a decimal component?

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  • digit
  • place value
  • tens place
  • ones place
  • tenths place
  • hundredths place
  • thousandths place
  • fraction
  • word form
  • model
  • equivalent

5th Grade, Mini-Unit 1: Understanding Decimals and Place Value covers the following standards:

Common Core

  • 5.NBT.1
  • 5.NBT.2
  • 5.NBT.3
  • 5.NBT.4

TEKS:

  • 5.2A
  • 5.2B
  • 5.2C

Florida BEST

  • MA.5.NSO.1.1
  • MA.5.NSO.1.2
  • MA.5.NSO.1.3
  • MA.5.NSO.1.4
  • MA.5.NSO.1.5
  • MA.5.NSO.2.5