Decimal Notation for Fractions with Denominators of 10

Subject: Math, 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
  • Model with mathematics
• Practice representing fractions and decimals greater than 1 as an improper fraction with its equivalent mixed number (ie: rewrite  6/10 as 0.6.)
• 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

Printable Resources:

• Student Copies:
  • “Exit Slip” (1 copy per student)
  • “Decimal Notation “Tenths”’ worksheet (print double sided if possible) (1 copy per student)
  • “Decimal and Fraction “Go Fish”’ game cards (2 pages) (1 copy per pair)
• Teacher Copies:
  • “Exit Slip” Answer Key
  • “Shaded Grid” poster(1 copy for display)
  • “Place Value Charts” poster (1 copy for display)
  • “Decimal Number Lines” poster  (1 copy for display)
  • "Decimal Notation “Tenths”’ Answer Key (1 copy for display)

CCSS: NF.4.6, Standards of Math Practices 3, 4