🔎 Round to the Nearest Ten with an Interactive Activity  

Are you looking for a unique way for your students to practice rounding? This interactive search-and-find math resource will keep your students engaged and learning at the same time! There are 10 different numbers that students must round to. Students must search through 7 different numbers to find which one rounds to the given number on each slide. Simply drag the magnifying glass around the screen to reveal different numbers. Only one number will round to the given number in the blue bubble. 

Through this activity, students will show they can round two-digit numbers to the nearest tens place.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your rounding lessons.

In addition to individual student work time, use this activity to enhance learning through guided math groups, whole class lessons, or remote learning assignments. 

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners and ELL/ESL students, we have a few suggestions for keeping students on track with these concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

For students who need additional support, provide access to previous lessons, assignments, or anchor charts. Additionally, this activity can be completed in a 1:1 setting or small group.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

For students who need a bit of a challenge, encourage them to come up with a list of additional numbers which round to the given number.

Plan lessons for all ability levels with our 10 Best Scaffolding Strategies! 

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the Download button to access the interactive Google Slides version of this resource. 

Assign this interactive activity in Google Classroom. Please be sure to open in Edit mode, not presentation mode. Students will drag the magnifying glass to find the number that rounds to the given number.

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