Dazzling Decimals Choice Board
Choose one activity to complete from the board.
Fraction Quilt
Using 100 square grid paper,
color in squares to create a
design. Use one color per each
square. (Shade in multiples of
10’s)
When you are finished
coloring; label each colored
section with a fraction and a
decimal.
News Report
You have been asked to join
the Math News Team. As their
new reporter you will create
and deliver an audio press
release explaining how to
compare fractions to decimals
and decimals to fractions.
Provide an example of
comparing them together. Be
prepared and creative, your
news audience is counting on
you!!
Post Card
Mail alert! Imagine you are
on vacation in Decimal
Land. Write a post card to a
person of your choice
describing what decimals
are and where you have
seen them on your travels.
Write 2 decimals and their
corresponding fractions.
Describe their similarities
and what you plan on using
in your future fractions or
decimals?
Music
Do you have decimals and
fractions on your mind?
What a better way to
express what they mean to
you with writing a catchy
tune. Be sure to choose an
audience that does not have
prior knowledge of
decimals and fractions.
When constructing your
tune remember to explain
what decimals are and their
connection with fractions.
Which is the better
Board Game
buy?
Using the game board
Pizzerias are always in
template, create a game of
competition with each other
comparing decimals. You
trying to serve the best
will use index cards to
pizza at the better price
create the game questions.
than its competitors. Papa
Be sure to include the
Johns is selling a large 10
answers upside down on
slice pizza at $5.99 and
the cards. Be creative in
Pizza Hut it selling their
how you display your game,
large 8 slice pizza for $5.09. include game instructions,
Which is the better buy?
and how to reach the finish
Use pictures and explain
or end of your game.
your reasoning.
Debate
Debate the different cases
described below. Choose a
position to debate whether
you think Jake is correct
when he says 47/100 is
bigger than .50. Maria
thinks that she is correct in
saying that .50 is larger
than 47/100. You will
debate who is correct and
why. Provide examples,
maybe from something you
have experienced before.
Deal or No Deal?
You will use the newspaper
advertisements to compare
prices of items at two
different stores to get the
better deal. Be sure to cut
out the pictures with the
prices and glue onto paper.
Compare the prices and
decide which store has the
better deal. Be sure to label
the picture, write the
decimal, and convert it into
a fraction.
Drama, Drama, Drama
You will perform a
commercial jingle explaining
whether it is easier to change
decimals to fractions or
fractions to decimals and
why? Be sure to provide
examples and act them out!