Decimals - Round Decimals - Worksheet

The "Round Decimals" worksheet is a comprehensive resource that helps children grasp the concept of rounding decimals to the nearest whole number. It specifically targets numbers with one decimal place, teaching students to look at the tenths column to determine whether to round up or down. A key point of instruction is that when a number is exactly half-way, the convention is to round up to the next whole number. The worksheet presents a variety of exercises where students must identify which integers a decimal number lies between, complete sentences that describe each decimal, and use number lines—some of which are partially completed—to aid in their understanding of rounding.

Further exercises on the worksheet require children to write numbers that round down or up to the nearest whole number, enhancing both their fluency and precision in dealing with decimals. They are given sets of decimal numbers and asked to fill in the blanks in statements that compare the closeness of decimals to whole numbers and determine the correct rounding. The worksheet also includes reasoning and problem-solving challenges where students decide which of two characters is correct in their rounding assertion, and they must identify possible decimal numbers that would round to a given whole number. These tasks not only solidify their knowledge of rounding but also encourage critical thinking and reasoning skills.