| Rounding numbers is difficult for some students as they have a difficult time
remembering when to round up and when the number should stay the same. While there are a
number of tricks out there, we believe this one is the easiest and most effective. Here
are the steps to remember for rounding:
1. Underline the place value being rounded to - here, the student would underline the
hundreds place.
2. If the number to the right of the underlined number is 4 or less then the underlined
digit stays.
3. If the number to the right is 5 or more then the underlined digit goes up one.
4. Oh yes, one more thing - The number to the right is so tired after telling the
underlined digit what to do that it explodes and turns into a 0.
To
summarize:
Step 1 - Underline the place value.
Step 2 - Put the number to the right of the underlined number into the computer. If it is
5 or bigger then the underlined number increases by one, otherwise the underlined number
stays the same.
Step 3 - Explode the number to the right of the underlined number and turn it into a
zero. Oh yes, if you make an explosion sound in your mouth while teaching this your
student will most likely chuckle a few times and remember 3 times as well!
And there you have it - the three steps to successful and flawless
rounding.
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