Lesson 4

Compare and Order Decimals

Lesson Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is for students to compare and order decimals.

Lesson Narrative

Previously, students reasoned about the relative size of decimals using number lines and other strategies. In this lesson, they apply those strategies to compare and order decimals, both in and out of context. The contexts in this lesson and in the next one share a track-and-field theme and involve measurements (running times in this lesson and jumping distances in the next lesson).

  • Representation

Learning Goals

Teacher Facing

  • Compare and order decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size.

Student Facing

  • Let’s put some decimals in order.

Required Preparation

CCSS Standards

Addressing

Lesson Timeline

Warm-up 10 min
Activity 1 15 min
Activity 2 20 min
Lesson Synthesis 10 min
Cool-down 5 min

Teacher Reflection Questions

What questions from the lesson provided the most insight into student thinking? What surprised you about the insights you gained?

Suggested Centers

  • Rolling for Fractions (3–5), Stage 1: Equivalent Fractions (Supporting)
  • Get Your Numbers in Order (1–5), Stage 4: Denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, or 100 (Supporting)

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