Rounding and Estimates Detailed Description

Unit Overview

UNIT	Description/Content
1	ROUNDING and ESTIMATES Rounding to the nearest ten and the nearest hundred is presented in a visual, step-by-step, interactive manner .

ROUNDING and ESTIMATES is subdivided into three 15-20 minute Learning Sessions (LS): Estimates, Rounding to the Nearest Ten, and Rounding to the Nearest Hundred .
Each Learning Session is made up of an interactive game plus a worksheet to help students organize and pace their learning, and also allows parents and teacher to keep track and evaluate their progress.

Learning Session Overview

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LS	Description/Objective	Interactive Game	Worksheets
1	Estimates Definition for estimates.	Estimates A short lesson that explains what estimating a number means by showing an example of kids attending a birthday party and having to guess how many kids there are.	Estimates Worksheet with definitions for estimates and rounding.
2	Rounding to the Nearest Ten Learn how to round numbers to the nearest ten.	Rounding to the Nearest Ten Students will easily understand and memorize how to round to the nearest ten with visual examples in this lesson. Numbers are presented as kids who stand on a staircase, where the bottom and the top of the staircase are the tens. Kids (who represent numbers) have to run to the nearest ten. Practice exercises feature various problems and situations where students have to find the nearest ten. Hints and correct answers are provided for every problem.	Rounding to the Nearest Ten Review worksheets with problems of the type: -Write the two tens the given number is in between. -Find the nearest ten for the given numbers. -Short story problems.
2	Rounding to the Nearest Hundred Learn how to round numbers to the nearest hundred.	Rounding to the Nearest Hundred Students will easily understand and memorize how to round to the nearest hundred with visual examples in this lesson. Numbers are presented as kids who stand on a staircase, where the bottom and the top of the staircase are the hundreds Kids (who represent numbers) have to run to the nearest hundred. Practice exercises feature various problems and situations where students have to find the nearest hundred. Hints and correct answers are provided for every problem.	Rounding to the Nearest Hundred Review worksheets with problems of the type: -Write the two hundreds the given number is in between. -Find the nearest hundred for the given numbers. -Short story problems.

At the completion of the course, students will know how to round the numbers to the nearest tens and hundreds, and will be able to apply this knowledge in real situations where estiamtes and rounding is helpful.

The following recommendations provide guidelines for students wishing to gain the most benefit from their study using the program:

Continuity is important. The course is designed to be self-paced and self-guiding, so you may be working on one lesson session for several days or complete two lesson sessions in one day. It is important to work continuously and regularly in order to develop good learning habits that will stay with them throughout their education.

Be flexible. It is recommended that a student should work on the course for 15-30 minutes a day. However, there is a lot of flexibility in how you can use that time. You can choose to just do the interactive game during one session, and tackle the worksheets the next day, or combine both activities in each session until the designated lesson session is completed.

Do not skip worksheets! All lesson sessions consists of an interactive program and a printable worksheet. It is very important to complement the interactive programs with the worksheets. They have been designed as a valuable learning reinforcement to further help students improve their reading and writing skills.