Are your students having difficulty understanding the difference between 0.3 and 0.03? This scaffolded practice activity visually walks students through comparing two decimal numbers using grids and charts, clearing up confusion about place value to the right of the decimal point. Clear diagrams and stacking of numbers in place value charts will help students who are struggling with the concepts in the fourth grade Common Core decimal standards.

This four-page practice activity starts with three examples where students are asked to shade in decimal amounts in a hundredths grid, write the numbers in a place value chart, then determine which number is greater. The second page drops the hundredths grids but gives students place value charts for six more examples, and the final two pages have 42 decimal pairs for students to determine the greater of the two numbers in each.

Use pages 1 and 2 for a whole-group discussion and interactive lesson, then have students work independently or in small groups on pages 3 and 4. Concepts covered include using visual models to reason about the sizes of quantities represented in decimal form, comparing two decimal amounts with place value charts, and determining the larger of two decimal numbers.

Visually demonstrates and gives students practice with the concepts in CCSS 4.NF.C.7, but can be used to reteach and remediate in other grades or situations, like special education classrooms. Full answer key included. Error-free money-back guarantee!

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