• Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems. 

• Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions. 

• Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples. 

• Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers. 

• Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions. 

• Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities. 

• Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables. 

• Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume. 

• Develop understanding of statistical variability. 

• Summarize and describe distributions. 

1.  Collaborate

Students work in teams to make sense of mathematical situations and understand various ways to approach a situation.

2.  Engage

Inspiring connections uses multiple "venues" to engage students in mathematics.  Students will use "VNPS - Vertical NonPermanent Surfaces", eBooks, online modules/applications, work with manipulatives/tools,  and teamwork to show thinking and make sense of new ideas.  The program is a blend of print and a digital eBook available via Classlink.  

3.  Practice

Students will engage in Reflection and Practice problems each day.  These problems are similar to the "Math Boxes" that they completed in elementary school.  Some of the problems are connected to the learning goa of the day and others are review material for the essential standards in 6th grade - ensuring that students have a strong foundation to engage in the new content.