5th Grade Math Unit 2

Big Idea:

Multiply by 1 and 2 digit whole numbers and multiply decimals.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

5.3(E) [Readiness] Solve for products of decimals to the hundredths, including situations involving money, using strategies based on place value understandings, properties of operations, and the relationship to the multiplication of whole numbers.

Focus TEKS

5.3(A) [Supporting] Estimate to determine solutions to mathematical and real world problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.

5.3(B) [Supporting] Multiply with fluency a three digit number by a two digit number using the standard algorithm.

5.3(D) [Supporting] Represent multiplication of decimals with products to the hundredths using objects and pictorial models, including area models.

Student Learning Targets:

• I will learn and use strategies effectively to help solve multiplication and division problems with whole numbers.
• I will use base-ten blocks correctly to help solve division problems with whole numbers.
• I will be introduced to compatible numbers are and how to use them correctly to help solve division problems.
• I will use factors and divisibility rules to help solve division problems more effectively.
• I will write the process that compares and contrasts multiplying whole numbers and decimals.

Essential Questions:

• What are some strategies for multiplying by 1 and 2 digit whole numbers successfully?
• What are some strategies for dividing whole numbers by 2 digit divisors?
• How can you use base-ten blocks to model and understand division of whole numbers?
• How can you use compatible numbers to estimate quotients?
• How can the strategy draw a diagram help you solve a division problem?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - GO Math!

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