Introduction to Decimals Using Base 10 Blocks（介绍小数使用基地10块）.pdfVIP

Introduction to Decimals Using Base 10 Blocks Materials Needed: *Base 10 Blocks- either homemade or bought commercially *page protector sheets with a blank sheet of copy paper (this is to be used as their personal white board) *dry erase markers *paper towels for erasers This is the first of a unit that teaches decimals, fractions, and percents. The end result of the total unit, will be for students to be able to easily convert between the three different forms of numbers. I understand that not all grade levels must go that far. I will have each piece of the unit seperately, and then one large packet that includes all of the pieces in one place. I have taught from 6th grade to 9th grade and Ive taught many different types of students, including English language learners. I have found that if students have a deep understanding of number sense, the rest comes much easier. This is my attempt at helping teachers to learn to build that number sense with their own students. Putting students in groups or having them perform this independently is purely up to you and the level at which your students are at. You could look at it different ways. In cooperative learning groups, students are able to work off one another, but they arent all getting that hands-on approach as much as working independently. Working independently, they are getting the sole role of using the hands-on materials, but they arent getting the help from other students. I think often, teachers understand their students and it would be better for you to make that call. The personal white boards are j ust an added something that students find entertaining and engages them. Most of the things in this activity are not necessarily things that you want to be turned in to be graded, but you want students to write down so that you can check for understanding by walking around the room. The best thing is to have the plastic commercia