CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTORY DECIMAL LESSONS
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Representing Decimals with Base Ten Blocks
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Introducing Decimal Notation
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Decimal Riddles
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Comparing Decimals
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EXTENDING DECIMALS
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Decimal Nim
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The Lobster Problem
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Constant Calculating
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The Sum and Difference Game
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INTRODUCTORY PERCENT LESSONS
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TEN
Introducing Percents
Percent Designs
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CONNECTING FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS
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Benchmarks
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Relating Fractions and Decimals
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Introducing Repeating Decimals
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LINKING MONEY AND DECIMALS
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The Eight-Coin Problem
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Money Riddles
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Foreign Exchange and Rounding
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Pigs Will Be Pigs
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Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
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$1.00 Word Riddles
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Broken Calculator
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Getting to One
Target Practice
Knockout
From Here to There
Cover Up
Pursuit of Zero
ASSESSMENTS
Which Is Larger?
Where Does the Decimal Point Belong?
Closest to 0, .5, or 1?
Putting Decimals in Order
Putting Decimals and Fractions in Order
Which Answer Makes Sense?
Selling Plants
What Do You Know About Decimals?
What Do You Know About Percents?
BLACKLINE MASTERS
Place Value Mat
Donna’s Decimals
Decimal Riddles
The Greatest Wins
Decimal Nim
Target
Race to Zero
Target II
Sam and Sally
The Sum and Difference Game
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Place Value Spinner Directions
10-by-10 Grids
Percent Designs
Percent Grids
T Design
Large 10-by-10 Grid
$1.00 Bills
$5.00 Bills
$10.00 Bills
Money Riddles
More Money Riddles
Enchanted Enchilada Menu
Values of Letters
Cover Up
Pursuit of Zero
INDEX
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