Rounding 3-Digit Numbers Scavenger Hunt | 3rd-4th Grade

Description

Help your kids round numbers to the nearest ten and nearest hundred with ease. Using number lines as a visual, this class activity is FUN and gets kids up and moving!

This is a great practice activity for kids in 3rd grade who are still working to master rounding 3-digit numbers, or as a review for kids in 4th grade who need extra practice.

Note: This scavenger hunt includes rounding to the nearest ten and rounding to the nearest hundred. Students must pay careful attention to what the question is asking!

Each scavenger hunt problem includes a number line to help students visualize where the number falls and help them decide what number it is closer to as they round.

If you laminate the scavenger hunt cards, you could give students a dry erase marker and allow them to mark the number line to help them round! (Just be sure they erase it before the next student/group makes it to that problem!)

How the Scavenger Hunt Works:

The scavenger hunt includes 10 problems for kids to solve. To set it up, post all 10 problems in various locations around your room. Give each student a recording sheet and then you’re ready to get started!

To begin, kids can start with ANY of the problems. They solve it on their recording sheet and then have to FIND the solution somewhere around the classroom.

When they find the answer to the problem, they solve the NEXT problem in the scavenger hunt.

Eventually, they will end up back where they started and they’ll know they have completed the hunt correctly.

Tips for Using This in the Classroom:

• Give kids a clipboard to make it easier to record their work and answers as they move about the room
• Let kids work with partners as they make their way through the scavenger hunt
• If you have a large class, assign kids a starting problem so they’re not all bunched together at the same location
• Collect the recording sheets as an informal assessment of how your students are doing
• Use this as an end-of-unit review, end-of-the-year review or as a substitute activity (be sure to do this with your students prior to leaving it with a sub so students know how it works)

Additional Skills Practice:

This download also includes 2 additional practice worksheets to provide students with additional, independent practice with rounding whole numbers.

Use these with students who need additional support and practice, as an individual grade after the whole class activity, or to send home as homework practice.

There is an rounding practice worksheet to help kids see the difference between rounding a number to the nearest ten versus nearest hundred as well as a race car rounding worksheet for additional review.

Included in the Download:

• Setup and Teaching Tips
• 10 Scavenger Hunt Problem Cards (half pages)
• Scavenger Hunt Recording Page
• Rounding Practice Worksheet
• Race car Rounding Worksheet
• Answer Keys for the Hunt and worksheets

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I hope this provides a fun and easy way for kids to practice this important math skill!

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