Free Grade 3 Rounding Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Rounding: 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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Learning objectives
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- RememberIdentify rounding
Identify rounding accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain rounding
Explain rounding accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate rounding
Calculate rounding accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare rounding
Compare rounding accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
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How Rounding 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 655 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 167 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 703 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 798 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 6,313 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 1,018 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 817 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 6,274 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 50,338 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 26,784 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 7,451 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 84,427 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 660
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 650 and 660. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 655 rounds to 660.
2. 170
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 160 and 170. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 167 rounds to 170.
3. 700
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 700 and 710. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 703 rounds to 700.
4. 800
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 790 and 800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 798 rounds to 800.
5. 6,310
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6310 and 6320. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6313 rounds to 6310.
6. 1,020
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1010 and 1020. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1018 rounds to 1020.
7. 800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 800 and 900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 817 rounds to 800.
8. 6,270
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6270 and 6280. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6274 rounds to 6270.
9. 50,300
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 50300 and 50400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 50338 rounds to 50300.
10. 27,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 26000 and 27000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 26784 rounds to 27000.
11. 7,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 7000 and 8000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7451 rounds to 7000.
12. 84,400
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 84400 and 84500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 84427 rounds to 84400.
Worked examples
Round 484 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 480 and 490.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 484 rounds to 480.
- Answer: 480
Round 9,763 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9760 and 9770.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 9763 rounds to 9760.
- Answer: 9,760
Round 91,385 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 91000 and 92000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 91385 rounds to 91000.
- Answer: 91,000
Interactive practice
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Common mistakes
What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.
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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