Are you looking for fresh, engaging decimal activities that your students will love? We’ve got you covered! I’ve teamed up with three other upper elementary teachers to bring you four high-quality, free decimal teaching resources—all designed to save you planning time and help your students master tricky decimal concepts.
This teacher giveaway is packed with ready-to-use materials for 4th and 5th grade decimal lessons, including decimal place value, decimal addition and subtraction, rounding and comparing decimals, and real-world decimal applications. Whether you need printable worksheets, task cards, or engaging activities, you’ll find resources here that are classroom-tested and student-approved.
And the best part? Each resource is completely free when you join our email lists. That means you’ll not only get these decimal freebies today—you’ll also receive ongoing tips, lesson ideas, and exclusive resources to make teaching a whole lot easier.
Scroll down to grab your four free decimal activities, meet the teachers behind them, and start making decimal instruction your students’ new favorite part of math!
Read on for these great activities!
FREE Activity – Decimal Place Value Task Cards
These Task Cards give students practice with the foundational concepts of Decimal Place Value. You get printable Task Cards in color AND B&W, and also two formats for Google Slides. That’s 30 different word problems in 4 different formats for 120 Task Cards!
FREE Activity – Adding and Subtracting Decimals Mazes and Color by Code
Try these 2 maze challenges and color-by-code activity to amp up your students’ decimal skills. This resource includes 3 activities that will give your students practice with adding and subtracting decimals. These engaging activities will help your students solidify key decimal skills. Students will be so busy having fun that they won’t notice that they are learning important decimal concepts.
FREE Activity – Decimal Mini Practice Pack
Get ready-to-use decimal worksheets covering rounding, comparing, and writing decimals.
This comprehensive packet gives your students the practice they need with decimal concepts that matter most. This in-depth resource focuses on the essential skills of rounding decimals to various place values, comparing decimal numbers, and writing decimals in multiple forms.
FREE Activity – Writing and Comparing Decimals
This resource reinforces writing and comparing decimals with conceptual representations like number lines and decimal squares. Students will deepen their understanding of decimals by shading decimal squares, identifying decimals, placing decimals on a number line and comparing them, and ordering decimals. You will love how easy it is to prep and use – just print and go!
Meet the Teacher-Authors
We are so excited to share these resources with you and to invite you to join our email lists. Read on to learn more about us and check out our other resources on TPT.
Lindsay from Math Sparkz
I’m Lindsay Thompson, teacher author at Math Sparkz. I provide no-prep math worksheets covering every standard in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. My packets include spiral review questions. My units are based off the sequencing from IM® Math, so teachers who use this program give me feedback that they are an excellent supplement. Regardless of how you teach, I cover every CCSS and TEKS 3rd – 5th grade math standard! Click here to check out Math Sparkz on TPT!
Pam from Pam’s Place
Hi, I’m Pam, the teacher-author at Pam’s Place. I create easy-to-use math resources to help upper elementary teachers save time and keep students engaged. My materials are designed to make practice feel fresh and purposeful, especially during those in-between moments when you’re short on time but still want meaningful math practice. I’m passionate about making math feel real, doable, and a little bit magical. Dream big, one math moment at a time! Click here to check out Pam’s Place on TPT!
Laura from Fortunate in Fifth Grade
Hi! I’m Laura, teacher-author behind Fortunate in Fifth Grade. I am a dedicated teacher with a passion for empowering educators through innovative upper elementary resources. With several years of teaching experience, and the need to make additional resources for my classroom I understand the challenges teachers face in creating engaging and effective learning experiences for students. Click here to check out Fortunate in Fifth Grade on TPT!
Susan from MsCottonsCorner
Hi! I’m Susan Cotton, the teacher-author behind MsCotton’sCorner. I am passionate about creating engaging, time-saving resources for busy educators. With a focus on math, vocabulary, and reading for K–5 students, I design materials that make learning meaningful and fun. I’m excited to share this free Decimal Place Value Task Card set with you—just one of the many tools I create to support you and your students. Click here to check out MsCotton’sCorner on TPT!
Related Blogs, Resources, and Videos
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The Decimal Dilemma – 8 Common Decimal Misconceptions and How to Avoid Them
This blog post dives into 8 common misconceptions that students have about decimals. It includes teaching tips and FREE resources to help you and your students avoid thes common misunderstandings.
Your students will love these Mystery Number Rounding Riddles! This resource includes everything you need for an engaging math lesson that is easy to prep and teach! You get:
- 30 Printable Task Cards in color
- 30 Printable Task Cards in ink-saving black-and-white
- 30 Google Slides for presentation
- 30 Google Slides for student practice
That’s 30 Word Problems in 4 different ways. This resource provides flexibility and choices so you can make teaching decisions that match your teaching style and your students’ needs!
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