Welcome to fifth grade math! 👋 

This rigorous & engaging ongoing math course will provide your student with a FULL YEAR of 5th grade math taught by an experienced licensed math teacher.

The topics covered in this course are aligned with the CCSS (Common Core State Standards) as a guide for instruction.  The twice weekly meetings will be filled with interactive instruction through the use of printables, videos, presentations, digital activities & games, brain break activities, guided practice, and assessments.

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What makes this course unique?
💡All of the printable materials are provided to families weekly
💡Quarterly progress reports (informal and formal) are provided
💡Self-paced videos are provided weekly for INTERVENTION (struggling students) & ENRICHMENT (students who need a challenge)
💡Opportunities for 1:1 targeted instruction with the teacher
💡Extra practice is available upon request

This 5th grade math class is great for homeschooling students or traditional students to use as a supplement or as a full course curriculum for fifth grade math!  Successful completion of a full 4th grade math course is necessary for students to enroll in this course.

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Students are welcome to join at any time, but please NOTE: The content presented in this math class is comprehensive and builds upon previous learning.  

If a student is not familiar with the content that has previously been taught, then they may struggle.  I will gladly offer some 1:1 instruction for your student to get them caught up with the course material.  Please reach out for information and an individualized learning plan. 

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WEEKLY CLASS STRUCTURE:

🔅Day 1: 

5 minutes - Introduction
✅greeting
✅warm up (fact fluency & previously learned skill practice)

25 minutes - Lesson
✅new math concept
✅guided notes (printable)
✅videos & presentations
✅guided practice (printable and/or digital) 

5 minutes  - Brain Break
✅quick game or activity to recharge & refocus

10 minutes - Independent Practice 
✅printed or digital practice time 
✅opportunities for students to ask questions
✅informal assessment for progress report

5 minutes - Wrap Up
✅exit ticket (quick assessment for students to complete & upload to the classroom for teacher feedback)


🔅Day 2:

5 minutes - Introduction
✅greeting
✅warm up (fact fluency & previously learned skill practice)

15 minutes - Review Lesson
✅review the weekly math topic
✅opportunities for students to ask questions

20 minutes - Application Activity
✅performance task or game to apply the weekly math concept

10 minutes - Assessment
✅digital or printable assessment (4-6 questions) to assess learning
✅Included in quarterly formal progress report

Students are welcome to message me for additional support throughout the week.
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🗓️2023-2024 Instruction Schedule:

💡Unit 1: Decimal Place Value Concepts
Week of August 28th: Decimal Place Value Understanding & Naming Decimals
Week of September 4th: More Decimal Place Value Understanding & Naming Decimals
Week of September 11th: Comparing & Ordering Decimals
Week of September 18th: Powers of Ten
Week of September 25th: Rounding Decimals

💡Unit 2: Whole Number Operations
Week of October 2nd: Introduction to Whole Number Multiplication
Week of October 9th: More Whole Number Multiplication
Week of October 16th: Introduction to Whole Number Division
**QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS RELEASED**
Week of October 23rd: More Whole Number Division
Week of October 30th: Spiral Review (Units 1-2 concepts)

💡Unit 3: Decimal Operations
Week of November 6th: Adding & Subtracting Decimals
Week of November 13th: Multiplying Decimals
Week of November 27th: Dividing Decimals
Week of December 4th: More Dividing Decimals

💡Unit 4: Introduction to Algebra Concepts
Week of December 11th: Introduction to Order of Operations
Week of December 18th: More Order of Operations & Expressions
**QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS RELEASED**

💡Unit 5: Fraction Concepts
Week of January 8th: Fractions as Division
Week of January 15th: Review of Fraction Concepts (Equivalent Fractions, Improper Fractions, & Mixed Numbers)

💡Unit 6: Fraction Operations
Week of January 22nd: Introduction to Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Week of January 29th: More Adding & Subtracting Fractions & Fraction Problem Solving
Week of February 5th: More Fraction Problem Solving
Week of February 12th: Multiplying Fractions & Real World Fraction Multiplication
Week of February 19th: Multiplication as Scaling
Week of February 26th: Unit Fraction Division
Week of March 4th: Spiral Review (Units 1-6 concepts)
**QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS RELEASED**

💡Unit 7: Introduction to Volume Concepts
Week of March 11th: Introduction to Volume
Week of March 25th: More Volume Practice 

💡Unit 8: Measurement Conversions
Week of April 1st: Metric Measurement Conversions
Week of April 8th: Customary Measurement Conversions
Week of April 15th: More Measurement Conversion Practice 
Week of April 22nd: Spiral Review (Units 1-8 concepts)

💡Unit 9: Geometry Concepts
Week of April 29th: Introduction to Two-Dimensional Figures
Week of May 6th: Classification of Two-Dimensional Figures

💡Unit 10: Graphing Concepts
Week of May 13th: Coordinate Graphing
Week of May 20th: Fraction Line Plots & Function Tables
Week of May 27th: Spiral Review (Units 1-10 concepts)
**QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS RELEASED**

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📝Recommended Supplies

✅I recommend that your student keep a 3 ring binder to compile all lesson notes and activities, but this is certainly not a requirement.

✅It is also helpful for students to have a personal whiteboard with dry erase markers to participate in this class.  An alternative for this would be for students to have several sheets of white paper or a notebook and some markers available. (Markers are easier for me to see on the computer screen than pencil or pen).

✅While I suggest that all provided resources are printed out, your student is more than welcome to follow along digitally (with a second device), or transcribe notes onto notebook paper.

✅A second device such as a tablet or phone is helpful when we play online games, but not required.  If a second device is not available, then your student should be familiar with “splitting the screen” on the device they are using.  You can find tutorials on YouTube for this.

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👋After you enroll your learner, you will receive a welcome packet that includes the following:

✅Classroom expectations
✅Student and parent survey
✅Class pacing guide
✅Week 1 printable materials

Each week thereafter, you will receive:

✅Weekly printable materials
✅Links to intervention & enrichment video lessons

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My goal is to help students MAKE SENSE of what they are learning, and not just memorize content.  I believe very strongly in focusing on the "WHY" and "HOW". 

📨Please feel free to reach out with questions you may have!