Teach comparing decimals using models and place value with these teaching slides that feature decimals represented with money, base 10 blocks, and 100s grids.
Increase Understanding With Our Comparing Decimals Using Models and Place Value Slides
This engaging instructional slide deck is a fantastic way to teach students ordering and comparing decimals using models and place value. It guides students through comparing and ordering decimals by representing them with a variety of models before culminating in teaching them to use a place value chart for comparison. The slide deck includes practice problems throughout to reinforce learning, and a “turn and talk” slide to encourage classroom discussion. This interactive and visual approach makes understanding decimals more accessible and engaging for students!
This comparing decimals using models and place value slide deck teaches students to order and compare decimals with the following models and strategies:
- Converting the decimals to fractions
- Representing the decimals with 100s grids
- Representing the decimals with Base 10 Blocks
- Representing the decimals with money
- Placing the decimals in a place value chart
Why Teach Comparing Decimals With Models and Place Value?
There are many benefits to teaching ordering and comparing decimals with models and place value. Here are just a few:
- Visualization Matters: Using different models helps students visualize decimal comparisons in many ways, “proving” which decimal is bigger. Models like those in this presentation make abstract concepts easier to grasp.
- Engages Multiple Learning Styles: This slide show purposefully contains a wide variety of models and representations so that it can spark understanding no matter your students’ learning styles.
- Increases Student Engagement: The hands-on manipulatives and colorful visuals in this comparing decimals using models and place value presentation help to increase student attention and engagement.
- Scaffolded Learning: Gradually moving from models to using a place value chart allows students to build their understanding step-by-step, providing them with a clear path toward mastering decimal comparison and ordering.
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This resource was created by Kendall Britnell, a teacher in Colorado and a Teach Starter collaborator.
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