Number Lines and Base 10 (Lesson 14 of 18)

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides an opportunity to introduce students to the real number line. In this lesson, students work individually and in pairs to create fraction strips and number lines, using base-ten blocks to represent decimals. This lesson plan includes both student and instructor notes. This lesson requires the following manipulatives: sheets of paper cut into equal-sized strips and Base-Ten blocks. Additional lessons in the series are available to view separately.

The expected total time for the lesson is 55 minutes.