Math

Scarsdale elementary schools adopted the McGraw Hill Reveal Math program in 2022. Reveal Math features an innovative math curriculum that aims to engage and inspire students. The program focuses on the development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and mathematical reasoning skills. Reveal Math emphasizes the importance of conceptual understanding, rather than just memorization of procedures. One of the key features of the program is the use of a growth mindset approach, encouraging students to embrace challenges and view mistakes as opportunities for learning and growth. 

The following math units are covered in Fifth Grade:

• Place Value

• Multiplication (Multi-Digit Whole Numbers and Decimals)

• Division (Whole Numbers and Decimals)

• Fractions 

• Decimals (+/-)

• Geometry

• Volume

• Measurement and Data

• Algebraic Thinking

Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty...

 - Bertrand Russell