Game 3N6: Decimals
Strand: Number
Strand Unit: Decimals
Curriculum Objectives Covered:
Identify tenths and express in decimal form
Order decimals on the number line
Solve problems involving decimals
Name: “Decimal Munch!”
Aim: For individual children to complete decimal-based tasks.
Activity Area: Classroom
Duration: 20 minutes
Linkage: Fractions
Resources:
Decimal/Fraction Chart (photocopiable sheet attached)
Task Sheet (photocopiable sheet attached)
Glue and a pencil for each child
A chocolate bar, a ruler, a plastic knife and a paper plate for each child
Set Up:
1. The teacher photocopies the attached Decimal/Fraction Chart, one for each child, and cuts
each completed chart into its 21 sections.
2. The teacher also photocopies a Task Sheet for each child.
3. The children sit at their desks, each with a Task Sheet, the 21 pieces of his/her chart, glue, a
pencil, a chocolate bar, a ruler, a plastic knife and a paper plate.
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Decimal/Fraction Chart
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0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
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/10 1/10 1/10 1/10 1/10 1/10 1/10 1/10 1/10 1/10
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Start Playing:
1. The children begin working their way through their Task Sheets.
2. When a child has finished his/her Task Sheet, he/she can eat his/her chocolate.
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3N6 Task Sheet
1. Your teacher has given you 21 pieces from a cut-up Decimal/Fraction Chart. Glue the 21
pieces onto the blank chart below, in the correct positions. Keep this chart to help you with
future decimal and fraction work.
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
Put
decimals
here
Put
fractions
here
2. Draw a circle around the number with the greatest value:
0.3, 0.1, 0.8, 0.4
Fill in the above values on this number line to see if you were correct.
0
0.5
1
3. Draw a circle around the number with the smallest value:
0.2, 0.5, 0.3, 0.7
Fill in the above values on this number line to see if you were correct.
0
0.4
1
4. Draw a circle around the number with the greatest value:
0.9, 0.1, 0.6, 0.7
Fill in the above values on this number line to see if you were correct.
0
0.3
0.8
5. Task:
Collect a chocolate bar from your teacher.
Give 0.1 of the bar to the person on your right.
Give 0.3 of the bar to the person on your left.
Give 0.2 of the bar to a person of your choice.
Eat 0.4 of the bar yourself.
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