Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Common Errors Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Introducing Rounding Common Errors: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Rounding gives a simpler number that is close to the real one. Look at the digit just right of the place you round to: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less rounds down.
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25 min
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- RememberIdentify introducing rounding common errors
Identify introducing rounding common errors accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain introducing rounding common errors
Explain introducing rounding common errors accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate introducing rounding common errors
Calculate introducing rounding common errors accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare introducing rounding common errors
Compare introducing rounding common errors accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
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How Introducing Rounding Common Errors works
Rounding gives a simpler number that is close to the real one. Look at the digit just right of the place you round to: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less rounds down.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.Round 387 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 822 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 755 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 233 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 5,830 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 4,309 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 3,762 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 9,575 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 57,981 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 69,258 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 71,876 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 40,915 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 390
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 380 and 390. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 387 rounds to 390.
2. 820
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 820 and 830. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 822 rounds to 820.
3. 760
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 750 and 760. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 755 rounds to 760.
4. 230
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 230 and 240. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 233 rounds to 230.
5. 5,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5800 and 5900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5830 rounds to 5800.
6. 4,310
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 4300 and 4310. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4309 rounds to 4310.
7. 3,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 3700 and 3800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3762 rounds to 3800.
8. 9,580
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9570 and 9580. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9575 rounds to 9580.
9. 58,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 57000 and 58000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 57981 rounds to 58000.
10. 69,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 69000 and 70000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 69258 rounds to 69000.
11. 71,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 71800 and 71900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 71876 rounds to 71900.
12. 41,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 40000 and 41000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 40915 rounds to 41000.
Worked examples
Round 302 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 300 and 310.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 302 rounds to 300.
- Answer: 300
Round 6,661 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6660 and 6670.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 6661 rounds to 6660.
- Answer: 6,660
Round 36,430 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 36000 and 37000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 36430 rounds to 36000.
- Answer: 36,000
Interactive practice
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Common mistakes
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Looks at the wrong digit to decide whether to round up.
Correction: Underline the rounding place, then circle the digit to its right.
Changes the digits after the rounding place to anything other than 0.
Correction: Every digit after the rounding place becomes 0.
Teacher tips
- · Use a number line showing the two multiples either side.
Parent tips
- · Estimate the shopping bill to the nearest dollar.
Real-life applications
- · Estimating the total of a shopping trip before paying.
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