Uza By Miss R

Hi,

I actually just finished teaching rounding to my third graders. I use the acronym: UZA. I found it on the Internet...a teacher thought of it
herself!
It's an acronym for "Underline, Zero, Arrow".

I

have them first decide which number that they're rounding to. When they find the number (for example, the hundred's place), I have them underline it. ("U"). Next, they mark through every number to the right of the underlined number, and write zero's for underneath each number. ("Z"). They then draw an arrow ("A") from the underlined number to the number to

the right, and examine it, asking themselves, is this number
greater than 4? If it is, add one to the underlined number, if it
isn't, leave it alone. Then write the number beside the zeros. As we
work, we repeat the UZA code. Also, I have the students recite the following poem to help them figure out if they're suppose to round up or down:
Five or more;
Raise the score.
Four or less;
Give it a rest.

The students really seem to like the acronym and poem. Also, to go along with the UZA acronym...another colleague of mine made up a fun and catchy cheer to go with it. The kids love it and it truly helps them with rounding!

Hope this gives you some ideas.

Good luck!

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