Lesson Plan: Rounding to the Nearest Ten Mathematics • 3rd Grade
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to round a three-digit number to the nearest ten by identifying the tens numbers it is between on a number line or by considering the value of the ones digit.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- round a three-digit number to the nearest ten using a number line,
- round a three-digit number to the nearest ten by considering the value of the ones digit.
- say which numbers would round to a given value.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- the place value of three-digit numbers,
- representing three-digit numbers on number lines,
- rounding two-digit numbers to the nearest ten.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- rounding to the nearest hundred.