Rounding Decimals Worksheet

Now that your students have a solid understanding of rounding, it is time to apply this skill with decimals! With this worksheet, students will demonstrate they can use place value to round decimals to the tenths or hundredths. 

This maths resource includes two pages that can either be completed separately or together as a double-sided worksheet. The first activity encourages students to round each number to the tens, ones, tenths, and hundredths place to complete the table. With the second activity, students will determine if the rounded answers in the table are correct or incorrect for each given decimal. Students will colour individual boxes green for numbers that are rounded correctly to the given place. If the number is rounded incorrectly, students will colour it red.

An answer key is included with your download to make grading fast and easy!  

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

In addition to independent student work time, use this worksheet as an activity for:

• guided math groups 
• lesson warm-up
• lesson wrap-up
• fast finishers 
• whole-class review (via smartboard).

When students need a bit of a challenge, have them create their own decimal grid (similar to the second worksheet) and give it to a friend to colour and solve. 

For students who need additional support, choose which place values you would like them to round to. As an example, you may only have some students round to the tenths place rather than the four different place values. Additionally, invite students to reference previous lessons, assignments, and anchor charts.

🖨️ Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource. 

To save paper, we suggest printing this 2-page worksheet double-sided. 

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on thick card and slipping it into a write and wipe sleeve. Students can record their answers with a whiteboard marker, then erase and reuse them. 

Additionally, project the worksheet onto a screen and work through it as a class by having students record their answers in their notebooks.

This resource was created by Melissa McLaren, a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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