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Rounding Rainbow Classroom Poster & Differentiated Worksheet Pack

  • Updated

    Updated:  29 Aug 2023

Download a set of differentiated rounding worksheets and accompanying poster for your maths classroom.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 4

  • Differentiated

    Differentiated:  Yes

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teaching resource

Rounding Rainbow Classroom Poster & Differentiated Worksheet Pack

  • Updated

    Updated:  29 Aug 2023

Download a set of differentiated rounding worksheets and accompanying poster for your maths classroom.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 4

  • Differentiated

    Differentiated:  Yes

Download a set of differentiated rounding worksheets and accompanying poster for your maths classroom.

Are Your Students Ready to Round Numbers?

Discover the adventure of rounding with our all-inclusive resource! Featuring a colourful Rounding Rainbow Poster and teacher-created worksheets, your students will be inspired to explore the exciting world of numbers.

With this printable teaching resource designed for year 3 and 4 students, you will find:

  • Rounding Rainbow Poster (color and black and white)
  • 2 worksheets covering rounding to the nearest tens place
    • Level 1: Rounding with 2-digit numbers
    • Level 2: Rounding with 3-digit numbers
  • 2 worksheets covering rounding to the nearest hundreds place
    • Level 1: Rounding with 3-digit numbers
    • Level 2: Rounding with 4-digit numbers

How to Use Your Rounding Poster and Rounding Worksheets

When your students have a good understanding of place value, they may be ready to work on rounding to the nearest ten or rounding to the nearest hundred. Teach Starter’s Rainbow Rounding poster will help students make the connection between the different rounding rules. Read on for how to use the Rounding Rainbow in your classroom!

Have you ever noticed the rainbow of numbers when it comes to rounding? On the left side, we have our trusty helpers, 1, 2, 3 and 4. These numbers give us a nudge to round down if the last digit of a number falls within their range. It’s like having a little team of supporters guiding us toward the correct answer.

On the right side, we have our enthusiastic cheerleaders, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. These numbers give us the motivation we need to round up if the last digit of a number falls within their range. It’s like having a big squad of supporters cheering us on to get the right answer.

Let’s take the number 73 as an example. The last digit is 3, which falls on the left side of the rainbow, telling us to round down. Therefore, 73 becomes 70. On the other hand, if we take the number 58 and look at the last digit, which is 8, we see it falls on the right side of the rainbow, telling us to round up. Therefore, 58 becomes 60.

With practise, your students can become rounding pros! To assess their understanding of rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds place, use the differentiated worksheets provided. With this skill under their belts, they’ll be ready to tackle even more challenging maths concepts confidently and enthusiastically.

Are You Ready to Round? Download and Print Your Rounding Activities Today!

To access this resource, use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource. 

The poster is available in both black and white and in colour, both of which are in the same file.

More Activities for Your Rounding Lesson Plans!

Are you looking to add to your collection of teaching resources? Make sure to check out some of our other rounding resources below!

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Rounding to the Nearest 100 Worksheet

Help your students find the correct bone for each dog by rounding to the nearest hundreds place with this maths worksheet designed for year 2 and 3 students.

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Image of Rounding to the Nearest Ten - Interactive Activity

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Rounding to the Nearest Ten - Interactive Activity

Practise rounding two-digit numbers to the nearest ten with this interactive Google Slides activity.

Teach Starter Publishing1 pageYears: 1 - 2

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