Mini Lesson:

Students on the floor with whiteboards.  What do these words mean?

ASCENDING      DESCENDING

How can we remember which is which?

Now let's practise ordering Decimals on our whiteboards...   

Order these decimals from smallest to largest - 0.34 , 1.23, 4.50

Order these decimals from largest to smallest - 0.56,  0.57, 0.52

Order these decimals from smallest to largest - 1.45, 1.346, 1.34, 1.4 

Mini Lesson:

How are MONEY and decimals connected?  The teacher will ask you to write down some dollar amounts on your whiteboard.

What do you need to know if you are adding or subtracting money?

Now let's practise together...  

Each student in the class gets given a set of school supplies. They get a pencil costing $0.10, a pen costing $0.17, an eraser costing $0.04 and a ruler costing $0.08. 

How much does the set cost for each student?