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As I mentioned in my post on Why Teach Rounding, rounding is an incredibly useful tool to help children to compute answers easily and also, if taught effectively, to develop their underlying number sense. In this post, I am going to set out what I mean by effectively, some of the common difficulties that children encounter and some simple steps that can really support children. Hold off on the rhyme I'm sure you've heard of lots of rhymes to help with rounding like "5 to 9 c

This is the third in a series of posts that I have written on rounding. If you would like to catch up on the previous posts, you can read Why Teach Rounding? and Rounding Within 100 here. In this post, I will look specifically on the next steps to teach rounding and outline what children find difficult. Visuals As with Rounding Within 100, visuals are key. Do not go straight to the procedural! Children may have learnt rounding last year and have not revisited it since.

Rounding is a key maths skill that cannot be underestimated. (Pardon the pun!). Sometimes, as busy teachers (or parents), we see rounding as just another unit to be completed as we rush through our busy curricula. Quick - tick it off the plans. But to do this, is to miss the fundamental importance of rounding in building maths foundations, skills and number sense. Three key reasons There are three key reasons to teach rounding: Number sense and structure: Rounding helps