Lesson: Modeling Hundredths Mathematics • 4th Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to represent hundredths with a model, a fraction, a decimal, and words.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

write model any number of hundredths,
write a fraction with a denominator of 100 as a decimal,
a mixed number with a denominator of 100 as a decimal,
write any number of hundredths as a fraction and a decimal,
understand that the decimal point separates the whole part of the number from the fractional part,
recognize that .

Q1:

Look at how David showed twenty-six hundredths on a number line.

Which number line shows sixty-three hundredths?

Write sixty-three hundredths as a fraction.

Write sixty-three hundredths as a decimal.

Q2:

Look at how Scarlett showed sixty-three hundredths as a model, a decimal, and a fraction.

In which model does the shaded part represent forty-eight hundredths?

Write forty-eight hundredths as a fraction.

Write forty-eight hundredths as a decimal.

Q3:

The large square represents one whole. The shaded area represents 83 hundredths. Write a decimal that represents the shaded area.