Summary
“Percentages Song” is a NUMBEROCK animated math music video about converting decimals to percents. Catchy and quick to drop into a math warm-up, mini-lesson, or review center.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Decimals are another way to write fractions of a whole, using place value to the right of the decimal point -- tenths, hundredths, and thousandths.
- What place values are to the right of the decimal point?
- How is the decimal in this song read or compared?
- Where do you see decimals every day (money, measurements)?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: decimal, tenths, hundredths, place value, point.
Try it: Write a decimal from the song, say it in words, and show it with money or a grid.