Lesson Plan
Party Planning with Decimals
Get your students excited about rounding with this activity that lets them plan a party while they learn!
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to round decimal prices to the nearest dollar and calculate a total.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Tell students that today they are going to plan the next class celebration. They will need to select desired supplies for the celebration from catalogs or websites while staying within a given budget.
- Tell them that rounding, or altering a number to make it less exact but more convenient, the decimal places will make it easier for them to see if they have stayed within budget.
- Show students a party supply catalog or website. Tell students their maximum budget.