Lesson 55: Adding & subtracting to Hundredths

Reflect
Reflect in your math journal. Draw, create or write to share your thinking. See Lesson guide 55 for more reflection questions, real life anchoring ideas, playful explorations and creative invitations.

• Can a number have 0 tenths and still have hundredths? Show an example.” (e.g., 0.09 – helps clarify place value.)

• I added two numbers and got 0.74. One number had only tenths. What could the numbers be?

• If someone says 0.50 and someone else says 0.5, are they seeing the same thing? What might be different in how they’re listening?

• How can understanding tenths and hundredths help you in everyday life?

• One way they think decimals show up in their lives.