Are You Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred?

Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred
Most third graders start the year with learning how to round to the nearest ten or hundred. If you're like me, your planning already for back to school so it will not be as last minute and stressful.

For most third graders, rounding to the nearest ten is a review. But if it isn't for your class, a great way to introduce this concept (or review it) is to project a number line 0 to 10 on the board, or even, if your projector is flexible, on the floor. 
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.

I have included this number line, online or if you click on the picture, you can print a permanent copy in the free resource I've provided
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.
Give your students, one at a time, an index card with a number, 0 to 10, on it. Have the student come to the front of the room, card in front of them and stand at the number. Then they need to hop, skip or just walk to the number that is closer 0 or 10. Let everyone have a turn, then if you have time they can create a 60 to 70 or 80 to 90 number line on paper and you can project their image for the whole class.
Why Teach Rounding?
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.

Once your students have a solid foundation of rounding up or down based on how close they are to 0 or 10, you can introduce the rule: 
  • If that digit is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, you will round down to the previous ten. (Or in the case of zero, the LACK of a ten.)
  • If that digit is 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, you will round up to the next ten.
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.
Next, I have included rounding charts, for your overhead, center reference chart or an anchor chart. You can even print and laminate a copy for each student and use them year after year. 
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.
Give the students any type of counter, coin, unifix cube, etc. and call out a number. Let them slide to left or right depending on HOW CLOSE they are to 20 or to the 30.
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.
Next, reintroduce the concept, but with 0 to 100. I've included a a chart for rounding to the nearest hundred by tens, but you can give a child the number 324 and have them point between 320 and 330 to teach them in rounding to the nearest 100, the ones column doesn't factor into the rounding, they only need to look at the tens column. This concept might take longer, so call 418 and have them slide their counter to 400 or 500. Then call 481 explaining that then numbers might look the same, but that they need to pay close attention to the tens column. These charts can also be used for circling the number and creating their own arrows to the answer.
See picture below.
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.
Click here to download this free resource.
I also have an additional three resources for teaching this concept.
 Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred at TpT, TeacherspayTeachers.
{Including Answer Keys}
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred at TpT, TeacherspayTeachers.
 Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred. 
This preview image shows you the five pages that are included. These are perfect for morning work, bell work if you teach more than one class, homework, center work, a pre-test or a post test. 
 Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.
Save it for later in the year for small group remediation or RTI. Answer keys are included, making it perfect for a substitute folder or sub tub!
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.


 Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred at TpT, TeacherspayTeachers.
{Including Recording Sheet and Answer Key.}
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred at TpT, TeacherspayTeachers.
 Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.
 36 Task Cards, Recording Sheet and an Answer Key that can also be used as a student self-checking sheet.
 Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred at TpT, TeacherspayTeachers.
Use this game for matching, Go Fish, concentration, Around the World, the possibilities are endless. Once your children quickly master the directions, their time is better spend mastering the skill taught.  




Also includes a black and white version, perfect for a Make and Take workshop with parents!


Prefer a bundle? All three resources together for you.
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten or Hundred.

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Your Students Will LOVE Playing I Have, Who Has? With These Alphabet Cards!

Honestly, there is nothing better than sitting in the AC, watching a great movie, and printing, laminating, cutting, & organizing resources for the next school year. It helps with the stress levels during the school year. :) I hope this is a resource that your students will enjoy learning with as much as mine have.
This I Have Who Has Game Includes:  1 Teacher Direction Sheet  2 Teacher Answer Keys  20 Bright Alphabet Cards - in Alphabetical Order  20 Bright Alphabet Cards - in Mixed Order

This I Have Who Has Game Includes:
1 Teacher Direction Sheet
2 Teacher Answer Keys
20 Bright Alphabet Cards - in Alphabetical Order
20 Bright Alphabet Cards - in Mixed Order

Terrific for an Emergency Substitute Tub, Folder or Binder!


Click here for another I Have, Who Has? Resource - Mixed Addition!


 I Have Who Has Game Robot Numbers 1-25 Cards

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Stress? What Stress - Much Too Much To Do....

Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Resources for Teachers at the End of the School Year on TeachersPayTeachers.
Stress? What Strrrrrreeeesssss?!

I want to tell you a quick story, and you might think it is a work of fiction, but every word of it is true..... when I first started teaching in 1989, teachers were given four to five days AFTER the students' last day to pack up their classroom, do their cum folders, close out their IEPs, book and furniture inventory, report cards, plan together for summer school or next year, group students by classes for the following year .... 

SERIOUSLY, nothing was removed from the walls UNTIL THE STUDENTS LEFT.... imagine that, you didn't have to pack up and possibly move your classroom while school was still in session, you didn't have to do report cards two weeks before the last day, you didn't have to close out all your student files a month in advance ..... I know, CRAZY right?! We actually were able to TEACH until the end of the school year, throw a party and then hug & kiss them good bye on the last day!

If your school district is like my last one, everything has to be done before the last day of school because you have to turn your keys in and administrators have to do a walk of your room and your paperwork needs to be turned in and and and and and...the list goes on. It is not your admins' fault, it is the school board that thinks, "Let the teachers work on their own time, during nights and weekends, to do all those tasks. Teachers don't need PAID days after school is over...." Sadly, free labor, is free labor and usually it is the students that suffer the most. As a mom, this trend saddens me, but as a teacher, it is real life and things need to get finished during student contact hours.

I really enjoy creating resources that are engaging, yet still fun for a primary student. Lately, I've created many Color Your Answers with a Spring and a Summer theme. Depending on your grade level and your students' abilities, you can give them a page a day or bind them into a mini-book that they can complete individually as they have extra time. These color by code style pages are excellent at keeping your students engaged more than putting another video on to watch. There is nothing better than having your principal walk in and everyone is reviewing math until the very end! I hope these resources give you some time to get all your end of the year chores finished in time.


Addition and Subtraction
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Addition-and-Subtraction-2477011

By request for my ESOL and ESE teachers, all four.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-Your-Answers-Vacation-Bundle-2477796
 
Also, for the lower grades, my Color for Fun series brings some much need joy back into the classroom.  

They are perfect for this time of year too!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-For-Fun-Summer-Coloring-Pages-Printables-1851011
Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Summer Color for Fun for Teachers at the End of the School Year on TeachersPayTeachers.

Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Summer Color for Fun for Teachers at the End of the School Year on TeachersPayTeachers.

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When You Need Something Fun For Remediation - We've Got What You Need!


CVC Words -at Family Short a Color By Codes For Struggling Readers

If you are looking for a resource to give your struggling readers some confidence while reviewing the -at family words, you will love this series. These five CVC Color By Code worksheets focus on one word family in a short vowel family pattern. The five pages have only a few color selections and only a few words, to help your students focus on the repetitive pattern of that word family. All the while giving your students a fun and exciting review of important reading skills at the same time! You will love the no prep, print and go ease of these printables. As always, answer keys are included. 

 CVC Words -at Family Short a Color By Codes For Struggling Readers
Your students will adore these five Short a {-at Family} CVC Words Color Your Answers worksheets! You will love the no prep, print and go Color By Code Worksheets with Answer Keys Included. 

This reading resource includes:* Five Short a, -at Family PagesPage One Words - bat, cat, hat, mat, patPage Two Words - cat, fat, pat, rat, satPage Three Words - bat, cat, hat, rat, satPage Four Words - hat, mat, pat, sat, vatPage Five Words - bat, cat, hat, mat, pat* Five Answer Keys


The pages have similar words, so your struggling readers will have the review each day of cat, cat, cat, etc.


Terrific for an Emergency Sub Tub or Homework!


These high interest black and white printables are great for seat work, homework or small group work.


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Color By Number For Math Remediation Numbers 11 to 15 Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill Themed

 Color By Number For Math Remediation Numbers 11 to 15 Jack and Jill Up the Hill

Color By Number For Math Remediation Numbers 11 to 15 Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill

If you are looking for a resource for math remediation while still giving your students some confidence while reviewing important math skills, you will love this series. 
These five Color By Number worksheets focus on Numbers 11 to 15 with an adorable Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill theme. The five pages have only a few color selections and only a few numbers, to help your students focus on the repetitive pattern of numbers 11 to 15. 
All the while giving your students a fun and exciting review of important math skills at the same time! You will love the no prep, print and go ease of these printables. 
As always, answer keys are included. 
 Color By Number For Math Remediation Numbers 11 to 15 Jack and Jill Up the Hill

This math resource includes:
* Five Pages with Numbers 11 to 15
* Five Answer Keys
* One Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill Poem Poster


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Adorable Color By Numbers Ocean Animals for Addition and Subtraction

If you are teaching summer school, looking for a packet to put together for your students to avoid the summer slump, need something fun for the end of the year, or like me, live and work in Florida, these Ocean Animal Color By Numbers for Addition and Subtraction are adorable! A perfect way to reinforce skills and yet still have some joy in your classroom work day!
Color By Numbers Ocean Animals Mixed Addition and Mixed Subtraction
This is one of my favorites, because the shark is smiling!
I know, once an elementary school teacher, always an elementary school teacher, we tend to personify every animal, but still, he sure is cute!

One of my very favorite color by numbers bundle is this one, Color By Numbers Ocean Animals Mixed Addition and Mixed Subtraction.
 Color By Numbers Ocean Animals Mixed Addition and Mixed Subtraction at TeacherspayTeachers.
Your students will adore these Color Your Answer worksheets while learning and reviewing important skills at the same time! You will love the no prep, print and go ease of these printables. As always, answer keys are included. Ten Ocean Animals Color Your Answers Worksheets for Addition and Subtraction Color By Code Bundle, with Color Coded Answer Keys Included.

This math resource includes:
* Five Mixed Addition pages.
* Five Mixed Subtraction pages.
* Ten Color Coded Answer Keys


These high interest black and white printables are great for seat work, homework or small group work.

If you only need addition for a review or subtraction for an introduction, they are also available separately.


This math resource includes:
* Five Mixed Addition pages.
* Five Color Coded Answer Keys




This math resource includes:
* Five Mixed Subtraction pages.
* Five Color Coded Answer Keys



This is one of my very favorite worksheets in the bundle, I didn't put a frame around it since I included an ocean "floor" underneath the seahorse.
 He would be perfect for the students to do the math, color and then cut off the code box, for a mini-art project.

Click here to read more about incorporating some fun into your classroom with my Color By Numbers and Color By Codes and how strongly I feel about having JOY everyday for our 6, 7, 8 year old students in the primary grades. 
 TURNING ACADEMIC COLOR BY NUMBERS INTO A FUN CLASS ART CENTER BY FERN SMITH'S CLASSROOM IDEAS



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