Math on a number line

You are currently teaching a unit on comparing whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents. How do you make this unit more hands-on and interactive? Create a human number line! All you need is a long piece of rope and an assortment of fraction, whole number, decimal, and percent cards. You can set the rope scale to whatever you wish to fit the abilities of your students. Distribute the number cards one at a time and have your students determine where they fall on the number line. Change the scale and see how they do. You can even do this activity with algebra by introducing variables such as "x" and "y".

Here is a great article with some more ideas on making numbers come alive on a number line.


Number Line Article