Please note that this is the live version of this course, with class meetings three times per week. There is also a flex course if that better meets your needs!

This fall-semester math class, along with the corresponding spring class, can be used as an entire year of math for your fifth-grade homeschooler (or your homeschooler of any age working on fifth-grade math standards). On the first class meeting of each week, I will give a quick pre-test, introduce the week's topic, provide opportunities for practice, and give feedback on student work. In the second class of the week, we will continue to practice the given skill together as well as playing review games and working on class projects. In the third class each week, students will demonstrate their mastery of the subject by taking an assessment, teaching a mini-lesson to their peers, or unveiling a project they've completed during the week. On an ongoing basis, students will also practice math facts to fluency as well as getting lots of practice interpreting and solving word problems.

This class will loosely follow the Saxon 6/5 textbook, heavily supplemented by fluency-based programs such as Morningside Math Facts. This class is taught by a certified elementary and special education teacher with a background in autism, direct instruction, and precision teaching. Students with diverse learning needs are encouraged to sign up for this class!

Topics:

Week One - Math Fact Fluency
Week Two - Place Value and Expanded Form
Week Three - Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping
Week Four - Missing Numbers in Addition and Subtraction Problems
Week Five - Multiplication Strategies
Week Six - Division Strategies and Long Division
Week Seven - Missing Numbers in Multiplication and Division Problems
Week Eight - Writing and Solving Equations from a Word Problem
Week Nine - Drawing, Naming, and Working With Fractions
Week Ten - Drawing, Naming, and Working With Mixed Numbers
Week Eleven - Lines, Rays, Segments, and Angles
Week Twelve - Working with Triangles 
Week Thirteen - All About Quadrilaterals
Week Fourteen - The Coordinate Plane
Week Fifteen - Word Problem Flow Chart
Week Sixteen - Semester Review