Rounding Chart
Rounding finds the nearest ten or hundred. It makes numbers easier to work with.
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How to do it
- Read the rule at the top.
- Look at where 47 and 362 sit on the number lines.
- Keep the chart out while you practice.
Teaching tip
Say the rule together as a chant. "5 or more, raise the score. 4 or less, let it rest." This sheet is aligned with Common Core 3.NBT.A.1.
About this chart
Number lines showing 47 rounds to 50 and 362 rounds to 400, the "5 or more" rule, and one number rounded two ways.
What kids practice
Rounding finds the nearest ten or hundred, so 47 rounds to 50 and 362 rounds to 400. Third graders round numbers up to 1,000 by thinking about which ten or hundred a number is closer to on a number line. Rounding makes numbers easier to work with, and children use it to estimate answers and check that they make sense.
Watch for
- Looking at the wrong digit, like the ones digit when rounding to the nearest 100.
- Changing the digits that should stay, like rounding 348 to 400 when rounding to the nearest 10.
- Rounding 45 down to 40. A 5 rounds up.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full rounding to 10 and 100 guide for 3rd grade.
More sheets in this set
2. Round on a Number Line (10s)Number lines between two tens. Mark the number, then circle the nearest ten.
3. Round on a Number Line (100s)Number lines between two hundreds, with a tick every 10. Mark the number, then circle the nearest hundred.
4. Round to the Nearest 10Two- and three-digit numbers to round to the nearest ten, like 63 → 60 and 347 → 350.
5. Round to the Nearest 100Numbers to round to the nearest hundred, like 348 → 300 and 750 → 800.
6. Round Both WaysA table to round each three-digit number to the nearest 10 and the nearest 100.
7. Rounding RiddlesMystery number riddles with rounding, odd and even, and digit clues.