How it works
Decimals bingo opens on 6 cards of 5 × 5 made from the tenths 0.1 to 2.9, each called by its number name. Hundredths, adding and subtracting, and multiplying are one pick away.
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Read the name, keep the numeral
In Call the game, each call shows a decimal with what to say: 0.7 comes with seven tenths, and 1.4 with one and four tenths. Read the words aloud and keep the numeral to yourself. To check a win, have the pupil read each covered square the same way.
Printable decimal bingo sheets, game by game
Tenths runs from 0.1 to 2.9. Hundredths has 0.01 to 0.09 and nine pairs with swapped digits, such as 0.25 and 0.52. Adding and subtracting calls 12 sums and 12 differences. All 102 decimals puts 0.7 and 0.07 in one game.
- With 25 cards, a first line usually takes 7 to 11 calls from the tenths list and 19 to 37 from all 102 decimals.
Questions and answers
Is 0.7 read as seven tenths or zero point seven?
Both are right. Some schools in the United States and Canada teach the fraction reading: 0.7 is seven tenths, and 13.7 is thirteen and seven tenths, where and stands for the decimal point. Most people say thirteen point seven.
Is there a decimal bingo printable?
Yes, and it is free. The cards print 2 to a page on Letter or A4, a different card for each pupil, up to 60. For a printable decimal bingo PDF, choose Save as PDF in the print dialog.
Is there a decimal multiplication bingo?
Yes. Pick Multiplying in Ready-made list: 24 products, from 0.4 × 0.6 to 6 × 0.7 and 0.83 × 10. You read the problem, and pupils cover 0.24, 4.2 or 8.3.
What grade is decimal bingo for?
Grades 4 and 5. Common Core has grade 4 write tenths and hundredths as decimals (4.NF.C.6). Grade 5 reads and writes decimal number names (5.NBT.A.3) and adds, subtracts and multiplies decimals to hundredths (5.NBT.B.7).