Decimal Math Games and ActivitiesNeed some fun and exciting ways to help teach about decimals. We Have a collection of decimal math games that help kids learn about decimals and have fun at the same time. Decimal SquaresThis decimal activity will help students get practice with decimal, fraction, and percent equivalents. Preparation: Print out the 10 by 10 grid. Print off the decimal-fraction-percent table. Materials: 10 by 10 grid that we provide, six different color pencils or markers for each person, a decimal-fraction-percent table we provide for each person. What to do: Each student will gather their colored prncils or markers and their 10 by 10 grid. This activity will give each student the opportunity to use some of their artistic and or creative ability to create a multi-colored design. Each design should use between four and six colors, which will be left up to the creative flair of each person. Below are a few examples of designs that have been created.
They can also leave some of the squares non-colored if they choose.
At the beginning of this activity, make sure each student understands how each of the individual squares on the 10 by 10 grid relate to its decimal, fraction, and percent value: Decimal - one square = .01 Fraction - one square = 1/100 Percent - one square = 1% After they have created their artful masterpiece, the math part begins. Here is where each person will fill in their tables that they should have printed off. Each table has the following five columns:
The easiest part will be to fill in the color and number columns. In the color column, write each color that is in the grid one below he other. The number column will be easy as well. For each color, just count of squares for that column and enter that across from the appropriate color. The next column is the decimal column. Students can figure the decimal equivalent for each color by either getting the fraction equivalent first and the remembering how to convert a fraction to a decimal. The other way to do it is to know that each of the small squares is equal to .01. So if they count the number of squares of a certain color, hey simply need to add .01 up that many times or the faster way would be to multiply .01 by the appropriate number of squares. You can also check out some of these online decimal math games.... Decimal Concentration: If you have ever played the card game concentration you'll have no problem catching on this fun game. Learning decimals is an important concept for students to master before getting into algebra later on in middle or high school. Converting from decimals to fractions and vice-versa should is a skill kids learn in middle school. You can check out other decimal math games by going to the link below that takes you to the main page for decimals. |
