Decimal Notation for Fractions with Denominators of 100

Subject: Math, Measurement and Data, Numbers and Operations Fractions

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

• Collaborate with peers to practice the "language" of fractions
  • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
  • Solve real-life word problems
• Identify and write fraction/decimal amounts using visual models (number lines and shaded grids)
• Apply these skills to real world applications utilizing meters, decimal and money amounts
• feature measuring with meters and connecting decimal amounts to money amounts. Tasks feature partner work, group work, and independent problem solving
• Complete an exit slip to help you determine next instructional steps

Materials Needed:

• Blank paper (1 per student) and/or small individual white boards for each student
• Document camera or white board
• Meter stick
• Base ten block
• Fake money (dollars, dimes, pennies)

Printable Resources:

• Student Copies:
  • “Exit Slip” (1 copy per student)
  • “Decimal Notation “Hundredths”’ worksheet (print double sided if possible) (1 copy per student)
  • “Shopping Spree!”’ worksheet  (1 copy per student)
• Teacher Copies:
  • “Exit Slip” Answer Key
  • “Place Value Charts” poster (1 copy for display)
  • “Decimal Number Lines” poster (1 copy for display)
  • Decimal Comparisons” poster (1 copy for display)
  • “Decimal Notation “Hundredths”’ Answer Key (1 copy for display)

CCSS: 4.NF.6