Place Value Rounding

Place Value Rounding

Place Value RoundingPlace value rounding is an engaging activity to reinforce math skills. Rounding skills to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand can be strengthened with fun card games.

Rounding is a mathematical skill introduced in the primary grades and becomes a lifelong skill for all students. The objective of rounding is to make the number easier to understand.

After teaching the rounding concept, reinforce the skill by giving students ample opportunities to practice. Playing place value card games is a wonderful activity for students to participate in during the rounding lessons and throughout the year. It is important for players to read the numbers correctly. Player can steal after an answer is given. As well, rounding to whole numbers can be by tens, hundreds, thousands or other.

Rounding whole numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, or other is a difficult concept for some students to grasp. However, a simple card game of place value rounding gives students an opportunity to master this mathematical concept.