Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Math Class

She talks about the decimal point,

The reasons why—

But on the window, buzzing free,

A fly

With two red eyes

Moves slowly up the pane.

She moves the decimal one place left

And then again

The fly moves up

And up, practiced and slow.

What I have learned of decimal points

Flies know.

Myra Cohn Livingston

In this chapter you will:

Learn about tenths and hundredths

Compare, order, and round decimals

Estimate, add, and subtract decimals

Divide money

Use more than one step to solve

problems

Critical Thinking/Finding Together

Name the decimal written on the

board. Then name and model the

new decimal when the decimal point

is moved one place to the left.

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