Oklahoma State University
A Hundred Bales of Hay
This lesson combines math, visual arts, and language arts activities that all focus on the making, and baling of hay. The activities can be adjusted to address different age ranges. Most of the activities focus on gaining...
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Where Are We Going?
Come take a ride on the space bus! Scholars go on an imaginary trip to pick up their peers from the inner and outer planets while reinforcing math skills. First, learners round decimals to identify each planets' distance from Earth....
Armory Center for the Arts
Place Value Collage
How can art represent math? Use a lesson on place value collages to illustrate the different meanings that numbers have in their designated places. Kids observe photographs and paintings that show place value, then work on their own.
Scholastic
Study Jams! Estimate Whole Numbers
Expand on prior knowledge of place value to teach your class how to round whole numbers. This essential skill is explained with the help of a number line before introducing the explicit rules for rounding numbers up and down. Work...
Curated OER
The Beet Goes On
Root vegetables inspire the series of activities included here. Class members participate in activities related to language arts, social studies, science, visual art, and math. At first, the long list might feel overwhelming; however,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: One Step Conversions Involving Multiples of Ten
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice converting numbers using place value.
Quia
Ixl Learning: Estimate Products
Estimate the product by rounding to the nearest ten before multiplying.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Rounding and Significant Digits
Explains how to round to a given number of "significant digits".
Project Britain
Primary Homework Help: Rounding to Nearest 10 or 100
The learning activity reviews rounding to the nearest ten or hundred. Students answer ten questions and can check their answers when finished.