Looking for a Decimal Game for Year 4?

When we think about decimals, our minds often jump straight to numerical representations such as 1.34 or 0.65. While this may be the most common representation of decimals, these important numbers can also be visually represented in a number of other ways, such as:

• On visual models, e.g. shaded portions of a whole
• As monetary amounts, e.g. coins
• On number lines
• With Base 10 blocks
• As fractions

When teaching decimals to our students, it is important to ensure that they can make connections between numerical and visual/concrete representations. That’s where Teach Starter can help! 

This engaging interactive picture reveal activity has been designed to support your students in understanding some of the most common visual representations of decimals to the hundredths place. It contains 20 question slides covering a range of visual representations of decimals, such as those mentioned in the bulleted list above. Here’s a brief overview of how to play this decimals game with your students:

1. Look at the visual representation of a decimal at the top of the slide. Work out what the decimal would look like in its numerical form. 
2. Find this decimal inside the table and click on it. If the response is incorrect, a ‘Try Again’ slide will appear and students will be redirected so they can choose a different response. If the response is correct, a ‘That’s Right’ slide will appear and students can progress to the next question.
3. The next slide will appear with the previous answer box removed to reveal a portion of the mystery picture. A new decimal representation is presented at the top of the slide. 
4. This process repeats until all answers are completed and the mystery picture is fully revealed!

Differentiate This Decimal Math Game

Catering for a diverse range of learners in your classroom? We hear you! Check out these great ideas to maximise the impact of this activity for learners of all abilities:

• Challenge High-Flying Students – Why not set a timer to challenge your more-capable students? Students could compete against each other or against previous times to see how quickly they can work out which numerical decimal matches the visual representation at the top of the slide.
• Support Less-Confident Students – Allow less-confident students to access manipulatives such as hundreds grids, Base 10 blocks, number lines and mini-whiteboards to support them with answering the questions.

Download to Play This Decimals Game

This interactive picture reveal activity downloads as a Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides file. Use the dropdown menu on the Download button to your preferred version. Please be aware that you will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides file and save it to your personal drive before accessing it.

Be sure to operate the presentation in Slideshow mode to enable the interactive features. Project it onto your screen to work through as a class, or assign it to students in Google Classroom for them to work through independently.

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a Teach Starter collaborator.

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