Line-UpReporting Category Number and Number SenseTopic Compare and order fractions and decimalsPrimary SOL 5.2 The student willb) compare and order fractions and decimals in a given set from least to greatest and greatest to least.Materials Paper and pencils Number cards containing fractions and decimals Sentence stripsVocabularyleast to greatest, decimal, fractions, denominators, numeratorsStudent/Teacher Actions (what students and teachers should be doing to facilitate learning)1. Give each group or pair of students a number line marked like the one shown below:0 12 1(Use a sentence strip for the number line.)2. Suggested numbers for the number card sets:12 , 0.91, 0.04, 0.89, 0.51, 28310 , 0.37, 0.08, 0.65, 0.71, 3515 , 0.81, 0.07, 0.43, 0.21, 1425 , 710 , 0.50, 0.03, 0.71, 0.42Number and Number Sense Module – Grade 5Virginia Department of Education © 2012 60.73, 0.06, 0.25, 0.76, 12 , 343. Give the group or pair a set of number cards that contain both fractions and decimals. Working together, the students must decide where each number fits on the given number line. The students will place the cards on the number line from least to greatest. Once all students have completed their number lines, students may move around the room checking each other’s number lines.4. Bring the students back into the pairs/groups and discuss why the numbers were placed on the number line at each point.Assessment Questionso Why were the numbers placed on the number line at each point?o How did you know which was least and which was greater?Number and Number Sense Module – Grade 5Virginia