Description
Have you noticed your students struggling with rounding whole numbers and decimals? This PowerPoint mini-lesson and practice worksheets have been specifically designed for students in grades 7-9 who require explicit teaching of the base skills of rounding whole numbers and rounding decimals.
What students will learn:
PowerPoint Lesson
- Warm Up of place value (student practice identifying place value of digits)
- Explicit steps with worked examples of rounding numbers (whole and decimals)
- Guided practice questions (perfect with student whiteboards for quick response)
Practice Worksheets
- 4 x pages of whole number rounding practice
- 4 x pages of decimals - tenths - thousandths
- builds fluency
- mix of questioning including multiple choice and short answer
The PowerPoint is perfect for whole class or small group intervention. I personally use this lesson after identifying learning gaps in students' foundational skills, students complete guided questions as a whole class, guided by teacher talk and examples - students use their whiteboards for engagement and quick response.
After teaching the core skills - students can complete the practice worksheets independently or in small groups. Can be assigned for maths groups or homework.
What's Included:
Answers Included
- Answers embedded directly in the PowerPoint
- Full worksheet answers included
Printable Place Value Charts
- Included in colour and black & white
- Perfect for student reference, intervention groups, or classroom displays
How to use it in the classroom:
- Daily or weekly rapid recall routines
- Whole-class warm-ups using whiteboards
- Small-group intervention and targeted support
- Fluency stations during numeracy blocks
This resource works seamlessly as a stand-alone gap-filler or alongside other Teach the Gaps - Core Skill Resources.
MORE LIKE THIS:
Why Teach the Gaps?
Many students struggle with new content not because it’s too advanced — but because key foundations like place value haven’t been fully understood (or remembered!!)
~~ COMING SOON ~~
The Teach the Gaps – Core Skills line is designed to:
- Identify missing base skills
- Explicitly teach what students don’t yet know
- Build confidence and readiness for grade-level learning
👉 Follow my store so you don’t miss the release of the full Teach the Gaps collection which will include:
- diagnostic test,
- data tracking tools,
- explicit teaching resources,
- practice activities AND
- student visuals!
Teach the foundations first — and everything else becomes possible
Grade 7-9 Rounding Whole Numbers - Rounding Decimals - Lesson & Worksheets
Highlights
Description
Have you noticed your students struggling with rounding whole numbers and decimals? This PowerPoint mini-lesson and practice worksheets have been specifically designed for students in grades 7-9 who require explicit teaching of the base skills of rounding whole numbers and rounding decimals.
What students will learn:
PowerPoint Lesson
- Warm Up of place value (student practice identifying place value of digits)
- Explicit steps with worked examples of rounding numbers (whole and decimals)
- Guided practice questions (perfect with student whiteboards for quick response)
Practice Worksheets
- 4 x pages of whole number rounding practice
- 4 x pages of decimals - tenths - thousandths
- builds fluency
- mix of questioning including multiple choice and short answer
The PowerPoint is perfect for whole class or small group intervention. I personally use this lesson after identifying learning gaps in students' foundational skills, students complete guided questions as a whole class, guided by teacher talk and examples - students use their whiteboards for engagement and quick response.
After teaching the core skills - students can complete the practice worksheets independently or in small groups. Can be assigned for maths groups or homework.
What's Included:
Answers Included
- Answers embedded directly in the PowerPoint
- Full worksheet answers included
Printable Place Value Charts
- Included in colour and black & white
- Perfect for student reference, intervention groups, or classroom displays
How to use it in the classroom:
- Daily or weekly rapid recall routines
- Whole-class warm-ups using whiteboards
- Small-group intervention and targeted support
- Fluency stations during numeracy blocks
This resource works seamlessly as a stand-alone gap-filler or alongside other Teach the Gaps - Core Skill Resources.
MORE LIKE THIS:
Why Teach the Gaps?
Many students struggle with new content not because it’s too advanced — but because key foundations like place value haven’t been fully understood (or remembered!!)
~~ COMING SOON ~~
The Teach the Gaps – Core Skills line is designed to:
- Identify missing base skills
- Explicitly teach what students don’t yet know
- Build confidence and readiness for grade-level learning
👉 Follow my store so you don’t miss the release of the full Teach the Gaps collection which will include:
- diagnostic test,
- data tracking tools,
- explicit teaching resources,
- practice activities AND
- student visuals!
Teach the foundations first — and everything else becomes possible




