Math

The 5/6 Math Program at Riverdale:

• emphasizes problem solving, collaboration, and written and oral communication.
  
  

•  provides opportunities for students to model and communicate mathematical concepts.
  
  

•  emphasizes the use of operations to compute with precision, speed, and increasing complexity.
  
  

• develops students’ intuition through experimentation and investigation
  
  

• encourages students to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them in multiple ways.
  
  

• emphasizes the application of mathematical ideas in real life settings.
  
  

• encourages students to use appropriate tools strategically and manipulate information effectively.

• reinforces the idea that rigor involves greater focus on fewer concepts and coherence (increasing understanding about the relationships between concepts).  

Students and parents can use this site to keep track of daily assignments, find useful links to aid with daily math work, and review the mathematics Common Core Standards for Grades 5 and 6.  Use the menu at the top of the page to navigate to specific courses or find other information about the math program.