Math Expectations


These are the skills 5th grade mathematicians will exercise as they practice math:

  1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

  2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

  3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

  4. Model with mathematics.

  5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

  6. Attend to precision.

  7. Look for and make use

  8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.


The strategy students are encouraged to use in order to understand mathematical problems is CUBES.

C Circle key numbers and units

What do I know?

U Underline the question or prompt

What am I being asked to solve?

B Box math “action” words

Which words indicate the math operations I will use?

E Eliminate and/or evaluate

What info is unnecessary? What steps do I need to take?

S Show your work AND check

Does my answer make sense? How can I check my work?


Collaboration with our Friends:

Learners will often work collaboratively using team roles (resource manager, facilitator, recorder/reporter, and task manager) and will be given feedback on their work using a Collaboration Rubric 5th Grade.


Classes run smoothly only when routines, procedures, and rules are followed. Here are the student created class rules:

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Here is a complete checklist of Ms. Ginger’s routines and procedures to be followed in class –> classroom procedures checklist


We are a PBIS School which means we also have 3 basic rules for all learners in all settings. These rules are:

1. Be Safe

2. Be Respectful

3. Be Responsible