Mathematics

  In fifth grade, the students will be using Saxon Math. Students will be learning many different concepts in 5th grade. Students will have nightly homework in math.

   We will be using the program Math Facts Made Easy (Rocket Math) in my classroom. This program encourages students to set goals while learning their math facts. We will start the year off reviewing multiplication. The goal is to get the students through the multiplication facts as quickly as possible and move on to division. Every Friday the students will be given a 2 minute timing to assess growth by a weekly basis. Each student will have their own Rocket Math Folder where they will be able to keep track of their 1 minute timings (Monday through Thursday) and their 2 minute timings (every Friday). Once the students have worked their way through the multiplication and division facts, they will go back to addition and subtraction to review.

   Being able to solve word problems is a skill that all students need throughout their school career. We will be implementing a program called Making Word Problems Easy into our curriculum. Every morning for 10 to 15 minutes we will be reviewing different ways to solve word problems. Each concept is taught for 9 to 10 days. At the end of the time period the students will be taking a quiz over the concept before moving on to a new solving word problem concept. The goal of this program is to teach students different strategies for solving math word problems.

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