This task allows students to practice multiplying decimals by integers in context using short multiplication - perfect for developing an understanding of place value and decimals through engaging scenarios.
Students will design their own flagship loaf for their bakery by selecting ingredients from the inventory list before selling it to various customers and calculating profit, cost and weight.
Note: there are 2 versions of the task, in Pound Sterling (£) and US Dollars ($), to use as you prefer.
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This set of 6 challenge task cards allows students to practice multiplying decimals by integers in context - perfect for developing an understanding of decimals through engaging scenarios.
Students will solve the 6 challenges around the classroom through the context of money and measurement, while developing their fluency, reasoning and problem solving.
This activity also comes with an additional challenge to provoke higher order reasoning and develop mathematical thinking.
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This multi-lesson project allows students to practice their knowledge and skills related to place value and decimals:
Number and Place Value
Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000 and determine the value of each digit.
Round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy.
Solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above.
Decimals
Identify the value of each digit in numbers given to three decimal places.
Multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000 giving answers up to three decimal places.
Multiply one-digit numbers with up to two decimal places by whole numbers.
Solve problems involving number up to three decimal places.
Add and subtract decimal numbers.
Solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure, using decimal notation up to three decimal places where appropriate.
This project asks students to become game developers! They need to create their own game design, and complete 8 tasks associated with it, while developing their fluency, reasoning and problem solving.
Task Breakdown
Setup / Intro: Game Title, Genre, Aim, and Unique Hook creation
Task 1: Download data and device speed performance
Task 2: Going viral!
Task 3: Budget cuts and player depletion
Task 4: Inventory item weights
Task 5: Annual press report data
Task 6: Studio financial review (income, expenses, net profit, and cloud server discount).
Task 7: Real-world merchandise production costs, item weights, and bulk order calculations.
Task 8: International currency exchange rates (Yen to USD, GBP to USD)
This project also comes with an extra level of challenge, the ‘Boss Level’, to provoke higher order reasoning and develop mathematical thinking.
Answers included!
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This engaging task allows students to practice adding and subtracting decimals in context - perfect for developing an understanding of decimals through engaging scenarios.
Students will create their own pop up pizza company, select their ingredients from a supply list, and work out the cost and weight of these. They will also be presented with various situations to overcome and solve!
Note: there are 2 versions of the task, in Pound Sterling (£) and US Dollars ($), to use as you prefer.
This download provides both the Editable PPT Version and the PDF Version.
This worksheet booklet allows students to practice adding and subtracting decimals in context - perfect for developing an understanding of decimals through engaging scenarios.
Students will run their own pretzel food truck and complete all required jobs in order to be successful. Working out profits, costs and weights will give students the opportunity to add and subtract decimals, and use their fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills to add and subtract decimals,
Note: there are 2 versions of the task, in Pound Sterling (£) and US Dollars ($), to use as you prefer.
This download provides both the Editable PPT Version and the PDF Version.
This activity allows students to practice multiplying & dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 in context - perfect for developing an understanding of decimals & place value through engaging scenarios.
Students will take on the role of a factory production team and work to multiply or divide recipes for different chocolates as required. With 6 chocolate recipe cards, students take it in turns to focus on one recipe at a time and complete the 6 productions jobs successfully!
This activity also comes with 1 challenge to provoke higher order reasoning and develop mathematical thinking.
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This worksheet allows students to compare and order decimal numbers (up to 3dp) on number lines - perfect for developing an understanding of decimals and place value through engaging scenarios.
Students will explore decimal numbers in the context of the Olympic Weightlifting Final, where they need to compare 8 athletes’ final weights and order them on the Olympic leaderboard, and a numberline.
This activity also comes with 2 challenges to provoke higher order reasoning and develop mathematical thinking.
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This activity allows students to practice rounding decimals to either the nearest whole number, the nearest tenth, or the nearest hundredth - perfect for developing an understanding of decimals and place value through an engaging scenario.
In this dice game, students will roll 2 die to determine which country’s rainfall data they will look at in mm, and the rounding requirements needed (e.g. round to the nearest tenth).
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This worksheet allows students to practice rounding decimals to the nearest whole, tenth or hundredth - perfect for developing an understanding of place value and decimals through engaging scenarios.
Students will become weather reporters as they engage with a table showing daily rainfall in mm, and round the decimal numbers according to the requests of different news outlets.
This activity also comes with 1 challenge to provoke higher order reasoning and develop mathematical thinking.
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This worksheet task allows students to practice partitioning decimals (up to 3dp) into ones, tenths, hundredths and thousandths, including flexible partitioning.
Students will partition and combine Formula 1 race times - perfect for developing an understanding of place value and decimals through an engaging scenario.
This activity also comes with 1 challenge to provoke higher order reasoning and develop mathematical thinking.
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This worksheet allows students to explore the place value of decimals (up to 3dp) and focus on their reasoning and explanation skills - perfect for developing an understanding of place value and decimals.
Students will reflect on 6 statements focusing on the place value of decimal numbers and either agree or disagree with each, while explaining their reasoning and using examples to support their thoughts.
This activity can also be used as a card task by cutting the statements, instead of a worksheet.
This activity also comes with 1 challenge to provoke higher order reasoning and develop mathematical thinking.
This download provides both the Editable PPT Version and the PDF Version.
This activity allows students to compare and order decimal numbers (up to 3dp) - perfect for developing an understanding of place value through an engaging scenario.
Students will find 6 cards around the room (or on their table) containing the weights lifted by 6 olympians. They must then compare the weights lifted and order them by placing them on the Olympics leaderboard.
This activity also comes with 1 challenge to provoke higher order reasoning and develop mathematical thinking.
This download provides both the Editable PPT Version and the PDF Version.
This engaging matching card game allows students to practice reading and writing numbers to 20, in both numerals and words.
Teacher instructions on how to play the jigsaw matching game are included, alongside a range of different matching cards and blank templates.
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This engaging card game allows students to practice identifying, representing and comparing numbers to 20, and use language such as equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least.
Teacher instructions on how to play the game are included, alongside 18 different representation cards.
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This engaging activity allows students to practice counting up and down in multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s - perfect for developing an understanding of place value and number!
Students will use a range of number tracks with missing numbers to identify patterns and predict following numbers as well.
Teacher instructions and notes on how to arrange the activity are included.
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This worksheet allows students to practice reading, writing and comparing decimals up to 3 decimal places - perfect for developing an understanding of decimals through 6 engaging riddles!
This activity also comes with 2 challenges to provoke higher order reasoning and develop mathematical thinking.
This download provides both the Editable PPT Version and the PDF Version.
This class or group game allows students to practice recognising and comparing decimals and their digit values, up to thousandths, in the format of the game show ‘play your cards right!’
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This engaging class or group activity allows students to practice rounding decimals with two decimal places to the nearest whole number or one decimal place, while playing Bingo! Caller cards are included, alongside 6 bingo cards.
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This purposeful unit for place value and decimals includes 12 lessons, and embeds real life scenarios throughout:
Lesson 1 - focuses on the value of numbers up to 10 million and the role that each digit plays, including place holders.
Lesson 2 - teaches students to read, write and order numbers up to 10 million and explores the role that each digit plays, including place holders.
Lesson 3 - investigates the place value digit shifts when multiplying or dividing by 10, 100, 1000 and explore these powers of 10 (exponents of 10).
Lesson 4 - identifies how to compare integers on a number line, up to 10,000,000.
Lesson 5 - explores the how and why of rounding any integer to exponents of 10 (10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 or 1,000,000).
Lesson 6 - focuses on how to calculate past zero with negative numbers, using zero as a benchmark.
Lesson 7 - focuses on partitioning and the value of decimal numbers up to 3 decimal places, including the purpose of a decimal point.
Lesson 8 - teaches students how to compare decimals (up to 3 dp) by exploring the value of digits beyond the decimal point, and plotting these on number lines.
Lesson 9 - investigates why and how to round decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth, or hundredth .
Lesson 10 - identifies when and why to add and subtract decimals.
Lesson 11 - explores the how and why of multiplying & dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000.
Lesson 12 - focuses on how to multiply & divide decimals by integers.
What’s Included?
Your download includes everything you need for a successful series of lessons:
Unit Overview Notes: Outlines the knowledge, skills, and pre-requisites for the entire unit.
Detailed Lesson Walkthrough/Notes: Includes a step-by-step guide with guiding questions and key discussion points for each lesson.
Guiding Questions: Great opportunities for AfL throughout each lesson, designed to help your students draw on their previous learning and make purposeful connections across the unit.
Lesson Slides: Engaging slides to guide each of your lessons.
Lesson Activities: Includes accessible, low-floor high ceiling activities for each lesson that all students can access through adaptive teaching, leading to improved confidence. There are also opportunities embedded in each lesson for further challenge to extend learners further.
Exit Ticket: Purposeful closing tasks which allows students to demonstrate their understanding, skills and knowledge - a great opportunity for AfL.
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This worksheet task allows students to practice adding and subtracting exponents of 10 (e.g. +100, - 10,000) while making their way through the place value maze!
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This card task allows students to practice using negative numbers in context, and count forwards and backwards across zero.
Students are given 6 challenge cards to interpret and plot across a thermometer (number line to 50 to -25 degrees). There are 2 versions included: one with degrees celsius, and one with degrees fahrenheit.
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