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 West Coast boom-bap decimals song for grades 6-9. A color-coded place-value chart (ones, tenths, hundredths, thousandths) and column math with the decimal points lined up show every concept as it's rapped.
The Deep series
Check yourself
Which is bigger: 0.7 or 0.65?
Show the answer
0.7 is bigger. Write it as 0.70, and 70 hundredths beats 65 hundredths.
Key terms
decimals
place value
tenths and hundredths
comparing decimals
rounding decimals
adding decimals
subtracting decimals
multiplying decimals
dividing decimals
decimal point
Standards it supports
5.NBT.A.1A digit in one place is worth 10 times what it is worth in the place to its right.
5.NBT.A.3Read, write and compare decimals to thousandths.
5.NBT.A.4Use place value to round decimals to any place.
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.
