Meaningful Math: Fractions, Percentages & Decimals
In this semester-long class for fourth and fifth graders, students will work with fractions, percentages, and decimals, and learn to convert from one to the other.
Aurore Sibley, M.S. Ed
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(40)
What's included
15 live meetings
7 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. There will be practice sheets or problems that students will be asked to complete between classes each week to practice the material covered before moving on, and which we will review these together as needed.Assessment
Learner progress will be assessed through class participation and activities that they are assigned as well as informal in-class assessment.Class Experience
US Grade 5
In this class, students will be introduced to working with fractions, decimals and percentages using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Time will be spent focusing on each of these individually as well as how to convert fractions into decimals and percentages, and vice versa. The goal is to demystify the relationship between the ways we think about these numbers and to be able to convert easily between them. There will be a focus on discovering ways in which we can apply fractions, decimals and percentages in everyday life to make thinking about them more accessible. We will include games like math bingo and the game 24 using fractions, decimals and percentages. This class is designed to supplement and support a student working with fourth and fifth grade math curriculum and may include some long multiplication and division review. It would also be appropriate review for a sixth grader that needs the practice and review before moving on to more advanced middle school curriculum. Students should be familiar with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers and be comfortable learning to apply these processes to fractions, decimals and percentages. We will discuss ways to approach these and students will have plenty of time to practice both mental math exercises and written work. Once we get into the flow of the class, we'll have warm-up problems from the previous class's lesson for review each week and will go over any assigned work that students have questions about before moving on to new material. I like to be approachable and flexible in order to meet the student wherever he or she is with their learning, and students can always feel comfortable asking to review or clarify steps and problems that we work on together. Overview of class: Weeks 1 & 2: understanding fractions and practice adding and subtracting common denominators, as well as multiplying simple fractions Weeks 3 & 4: practice multiplying and dividing simple fractions, simplifying fractions, mixed numbers and finding common multiples Weeks 5 & 6: continued practice with fractions, introduction to decimals and percentages Weeks 7 & 8: working with decimals and percentages, and converting from fractions and back again Weeks 9 -12: continuation, practice and progression of all the above subjects
Learning Goals
In this class we will learn the different ways in which we can think about the parts of a whole number. We will work with fractions, decimals, and percentages by using story problems, written practice and incorporating games and puzzles, and students will learn how to convert between fractions, decimals and percentages as they become comfortable with each individually. We will also work with additional, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions and decimals. The focus will be shaped as the teacher works with the students who attend, based on where the most practice is needed.
Other Details
Learning Needs
I am trained as an educational support teacher and have had the opportunity to support variety of learning challenges in various settings.
Supply List
Blank or graph paper for written practice and a notebook that is dedicated to this subject would be helpful. Both graphite and colored pencils are required.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Making Math Meaningful, by Jamie York
Key to Fractions by Seven Rasmussen, (recommended as a workbook for practice at home).
Joined May, 2020
4.8
40reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Education from Sunbridge College
Aurore Sibley is a Waldorf grades and educational support specialist and has been teaching for over twenty years. Reviews
Live Group Course
$16
weekly1x per week, 15 weeks
30 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-12
3-8 learners per class
