Math - 5th Grade
Math is taught by grade level in both large and small groupings. We use a variety of resources and teachers have all been trained in the Making Math Real approach. Students use manipulatives and online resources to enhance their learning.
Math Concepts
- Advanced place value to the billions
- Multiplication and division review
- Number theory: divisibility, factoring, primes, composites
- Fractions: all operations and word problem applications
- Decimals: place value, comparing and ordering, all operations
- Geometry: polygons, solids, angles, protractors and construction, perimeter, area and volume
- Algebra concepts: integer place value, integer combining, x-y coordinate plane
Approaches to Learning
- Making Math Real
- Mathematical Mindsets
- Online interactive resources
- Games
- Manipulatives
- Hands-on activities: cooking, building 3-D geometric shapes
- Lawrence Hall of Science units: Math on the Menu and In All Probability