‭Math 3 Rounding Lesson Plan Template‬

‭CONTEXT‬

‭Grade(s):‬ ‭Grade 3‬

‭Subject(s):‬ ‭Math-Rounding‬

‭ equencing and‬
S ‭ tudents have been working on addition, subtraction, and place‬
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‭Scaffolding:‬ ‭value.‬

‭GOALS‬

‭ urricular‬
C ‭Organizing Idea: Number‬
‭Expectations:‬ ‭-‬ ‭Quantity is measured with numbers that enable counting,‬
‭labelling, comparing, and operating.‬

‭Learning Outcome:‬
‭-‬ ‭Students interpret place value within 100 000.‬

‭Knowledge:‬
‭-‬ ‭Numbers can be rounded in contexts where an exact count is‬
‭not needed.‬

‭Understanding:‬
‭-‬ ‭Place value is used to read, write, and compare numbers.‬

‭Skills/Procedures:‬
‭-‬ ‭Identify the place value of each digit in a natural number.‬
‭-‬ ‭Round natural numbers to various places.‬

‭Implicit Learning:‬ -‭ ‬ ‭ roblem-solving‬

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‭-‬ ‭Estimation‬
‭-‬ ‭Number sense‬

‭MATERIALS & RESOURCES‬

-‭ ‬ ‭ ecording Sheet (bottom of lesson plan)‬

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‭-‬ ‭Game boards‬
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-‭ ‬ ‭Dice (1 per pair)‬
‭-‬ ‭Counters/tokens‬
‭-‬ ‭Partner cards‬
‭-‬ ‭Video:‬‭https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNfz-JU2cKE‬
 ‭INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES & LEARNING ACTIVITIES‬

-‭ ‬ ‭ lass discussion‬
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‭-‬ ‭Gamification‬

‭ IMING AND SEQUENCING /‬

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‭KEY PROMPTS & INSTRUCTIONS‬

I‭ntroduction‬ ‭Review the idea of rounding to the nearest 10 (4 mins)‬

‭(8 mins)‬ ‭-‬ ‭Discuss how rounding to the nearest 10 means finding the‬
‭nearest multiple of 10.‬
‭-‬ ‭What are the multiples of 10‬
‭-‬ ‭10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100‬
‭-‬ ‭When rounding we look to the digit on the right of the place‬
‭value we want to round to‬
‭-‬ ‭If that digit is 5 or greater, round up‬
‭-‬ ‭If the digit is less than 5, round down‬
‭-‬ ‭DRAW HILL DIAGRAM‬
‭-‬ ‭Quick rounding examples‬
‭-‬ ‭75‬
‭-‬ ‭30‬
‭-‬ ‭142‬
‭Video (3 mins):‬
‭https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNfz-JU2cKE‬

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B ‭How to play:‬
‭(15 mins)‬
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● ‭ oll a dice and move your counter that many spaces.‬
‭●‬ ‭Round the number you land on to the nearest tenth and‬
‭record it on your sheet.‬
‭●‬ ‭If you get the wrong answer, go back to your previous spot.‬
‭●‬ ‭The first one to cross the finish wins!‬
‭●‬ ‭Students will start off playing a 2-digit game and if they‬
‭finish/want a challenge they can come get a 3-digit game‬
‭board.‬

‭ ransition‬
T ‭ ive each student a picture pair card. Once everyone has their card‬
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‭(2 mins)‬ ‭they can find their partner, grab game materials, and start playing.‬

‭ rap up‬
W -‭ ‬ ‭ hat does it mean to round to the nearest 10?‬
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‭(5 mins)‬ ‭-‬ ‭How do you know if you should round up or down?‬
‭-‬ ‭What digit determines if you round up or down?‬

‭ASSESSMENT(S)‬

‭Looking at their recording sheet and listening to the class discussions.‬

 ‭Recording Sheet‬

‭Player 1: Player 2:‬

‭ he number you‬
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W ‭ he number you‬
T ‭ hat is the number‬
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‭landed on.‬ ‭when rounded to‬ ‭landed on.‬ ‭when rounded to‬
‭the nearest tenth?‬ ‭the nearest tenth?‬