DR. LEWICKI PhDEducational songs

Decimal Operations song · Math · Grades 6–9

Place It Right

One point. One place. One shot.

Subject
Math
Grades
6–9
Length
4:37
Style
Test-day rock duet
Plays from YouTube
Parts of the song · 14

Lyrics

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Intro

Verse 1

Pre-Chorus 1

Chorus 1

Verse 2

Pre-Chorus 2

Chorus 2

Bridge

Chorus 3

Outro

For teachers

Free to use in class. Play it a few times; it's made to support what students learn in class, not replace it.

About this song

A test-day rock duet about decimals. Column math with the decimal points lined up shows every step as it's sung, and the lyrics are color-coded by singer (yellow and blue, white when they sing together).

One Shot test-day anthems

Check yourself

What is 0.4 × 0.3?

Show the answer

0.4 × 0.3: 4 × 3 = 12, two places → 0.12.

Key terms

  • decimals
  • adding decimals
  • subtracting decimals
  • multiplying decimals
  • dividing decimals
  • decimal point
  • place value
  • comparing decimals
  • rounding decimals
  • multiplying by powers of ten

Standards it supports

  • 5.NBT.A.2Patterns in the decimal point when multiplying or dividing by powers of 10.
  • 5.NBT.A.4Use place value to round decimals to any place.
  • 5.NBT.B.7Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals to hundredths.
  • 6.NS.B.3Fluently add, subtract, multiply and divide multi-digit decimals.

Common Core State Standards.

Lesson pack

Coming soon for this song: a lyric sheet, fill-in-the-blanks, vocabulary, a quiz and an exit ticket.

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