Rounding Powerpoint Lesson

There are many songs, poems, and tricks to teach rounding. But sometimes, all those tricks can get in the way of a true understanding of what rounding is. Rounding isn't an isolated skill, it's a strategy we use to estimate and problem solve. It can be hard to teach - and hard to learn - but when done well, it reinforces so many abstract concepts about numbers.

I created this resource based on a rounding lesson I have done for years in my classroom with great success. This lesson really gets kids' attention in a big way and is applicable in the real world. More importantly, this resource will help students recognize that rounding is all a matter of deciding what number is closest - not about letting the ones digit "tell" you to round up or down. Students will utilize number lines to visualize how close one number is to another. This lesson has an engaging hook that doesn't compromise the integrity of the skill.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED:

•This product includes an 82-slide powerpoint, broken into 5 easy-to-navigate sections.

→Rounding to the Nearest 10 Mini-Lesson: "Meet the Millers - Rounding Roadway"

→Rounding to the Nearest 100 Mini-Lesson: "Remember the Millers? Hundreds Highway"

→Rounding Practice Problems

→Think About It Problems

→Real World Rounding Example Exploration

•Student Notes (Printable PDF)

→As you show the rounding powerpoint in class, students can follow along with the student note pages. There are visual cues on the slides that indicate students should respond on their note pages. The student notes are designed to be used to anchor students' thinking as you present the rounding powerpoint.

•Clickable Table of Contents

→This will help you easily navigate to and from the different sections of the powerpoint, allowing you to use as much or as little as you'd like during each class period.

Please make sure to download the preview file to determine if this resource will work for your classroom.

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Check out more rounding resources in my store:

Interactive Notebook Activities: Rounding {3.NBT.1}

Interactive Notebook Activities: Rounding {4.NBT.3}

3rd Grade Math Test Prep Centers: CCSS NBT

Winter Wonderland Math Centers

3rd Grade CCSS Math Assessments: NBT

3rd Grade CCSS Task Cards: NBT

My Number Line Task Cards make a wonderful complement to this resource:

Number Line Task Cards

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© Blair Turner

Materials are intended for personal use in one classroom only. For use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses.