In our lesson we learn the CUBES strategy to help decode word problems and apply the strategy to examples.

In the Question of the Day, we practiced adding and subtracting decimals.

Today we are working on unit 2, which is about adding, subtracting, and estimating with decimals.

Here’s a summary of the lessons and work we’ve done for Unit 1.

Skills:

• Skill 1: I can compare and order decimals to the thousandths place.
• Skill 2: I can round decimals to the thousandths place.
• Skill 3: I can represent decimals in standard form, word form, expanded form, and expanded notation.

Lessons and mini-lessons

• Place value: the great discovery
• The place value chart
• Skill 1: comparing decimals
• Skill 1: comparing and ordering decimals
• Skill 2: rounding decimals
• Reviewing place value
• Skill 3: representing decimals

Assessments: Unit 1 Assessment Review (selected questions)

Extra practice: Download extra questions

In class today we looked at how to represent decimals in different forms.

Today we recapped the larger place values and reviewed the place values to the hundredths place. We will come back later in the year to complete the different types of numbers.

Our lesson today focused on rounding. We learned this skill in 4th grade and are now learning how to apply it to decimals to the thousandths place.

Today we continued with comparing and ordering decimals. Remember to use your finger or pencil to cover and compare each place value.

Today’s mini-lesson reviewed how to compete and order decimals (Skill 1). Our warm up included math fact fluency.