Decimals

We began our decimal class by making connections between decimals and our last unit on fractions. We discovered that decimals are fractions with denominators that are a multiple of ten. Comparing decimals came next as we placed ourselves in order on a giant number line according to the decimal or fraction card chosen. We had fun creating our own decimal word problems on graph paper with problems involving sharing chocolate bars and cake. Then we moved on to learning how to properly line up decimals in order to add or subtract them. Subtracting across zero was tricky but what joy when we were able to complete a problem on our own! Playing Decimopoly has been a favorite game request on contracts. We are moving on to percent and have been making matches of an equivalent fraction, decimal and percent. We will once again use our giant number line to add our percent cards. This has helped us to have a better understanding of whole numbers and parts of a whole.