Students will be able to convert tenths fractions into decimals.
Introduction
(15 minutes)
Hand out graph paper to each student and have them write their name on the paper.
Tell the students they will be using their knowledge of fractions to write numbers using decimals.
Ask for 10 volunteers to come to the front of the classroom.
As you choose students to come to the front, identify a like characteristic of the students. Example: 4 students have brown hair.
Ask the students that are sitting how many students out of the ten have a like characteristic and write the number as a fraction on the board. Example: 4 students have brown hair so you would write 4/10 on the board.
Repeat the above process after you switch volunteers and have at least 4 to 5 different fractions written on the board.