Rounding

Click Me to Practice
 When To Round

When the question asks:

– “Estimate how many…”
– “About how many…”
– Can you think of anymore?
The Rounding Poem
Find your number

Look right next door 

4 or less, just ignore

5+ add one more

 Test Our Poem
Round the number to the nearest
10’s place

*Find the number

67
*Look right next door
 Test Our Poem
Round the number to the nearest
10’s place Is
7<4?

67
*4 or less just ignore
(Is next door less than 4?
No? Lets go to our next line of our poem)
 Test Our Poem
Round the number to the nearest 10’s place

*5+ add one more

+1
67
More than 5
____

7
 Finishing Up
Round the number to the nearest 10’s place
Everything after the rounded number becomes a “0”

6 +1

7
___

70
 70

67 rounded to the nearest 10’s place is 70

 Let’s Practice
Round the number to the nearest 10’s place

83
Don’t forget the Poem
TRY IT ON YOUR
OWN FIRST
 Round the number to the nearest
10’s place
*Find the number
The 8 is in the
10’s place 83

*Look right next door

Round the number to the nearest
10’s place
*4 or less just ignore

80
3
So…When we round the
number after becomes “0”
Right???
 Let’s do some MORE!
Round the number to the nearest 10’s
place
*1. Find the number
55 66 20
Lets ignore
it, and
*2. Look Right next door change the
“2” to a “0”

*3. 4 or less just ignore

Practice on your own paper
Round to the nearest 10’s place

67 0
6 70
3 30
4

7 20
4
1 2
3 0
7
W a y t o G o!
 Oh No!

Say the Poem (in your head) and try

again.
Round to the nearest 10’s Place

74

75 70
80
Round to the nearest 10’s Place

27

30
20 25
Round to the nearest 10’s Place
44

45
40 50
Round to the nearest 10’s Place
70

75

100 70
Round to the nearest 10’s Place
101

110

101 100
Round to the nearest 10’s Place
34

30
40 35
Round to the nearest 10’s Place
385

385

390 380
Round to the nearest 10’s Place
792

790
800
795
Round to the nearest 10’s Place

124

125
125 120
Round to the nearest 10’s Place

39

39
40 30
Round to the nearest 10’s Place

75

75
70 80
Round to the nearest 10’s Place
34

35
40 30
Round to the nearest 10’s Place

75

75 70
80
Round to the nearest 10’s Place

22

30
32 20
Round to the nearest 10’s Place

92

100
90 95
Round to the nearest 10’s Place

12

12
10
20