Subject: Math
Lesson Length: 35 - 45 mins
Topic: Numbers & Operations in Base Ten; Rounding
Brief Description: In this lesson, students will round multi-digit numbers to any place value.
Know Before You Start: This would be a great rounding review lesson.
Hook: Read and discuss the sample comic. Discuss and demonstrate how the number in each panel has been rounded.
Activity:
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Put a four or five digit number on the board.
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Assign different groups of students different place values to round it to. When finished, share the answers as a class to make sure everyone agrees.
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Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a four-to-five-panel comic where they will round a number in the 10 or 100 thousands to each place value, one in each panel.
Closure: Students will share their comic with a partner to help them check their work.
Differentiation:
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Print out the sample comic as a reference for students as needed.
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Provide visual representation for rounding to each place value.
Resources:
- Comic to print or display: Comic.
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