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In grades 5-8, your child will be using the Go Math! program by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It is developed to embrace the Common Core State Standards and Mathematical Practices. The fifth grade series has 11 chapters that will stretch your child's mathematical thinking. Every lesson can be differentiated to address the needs of any student. The Go Math! program incorporates the best teaching practices by having your child learn the skill, apply their learning through problem solving, explain their reasoning, make connections, communicate their thinking, and provide multiple representations of a solution.

A big change from previous years will be vocabulary development. The beginning of each chapter introduces the vocabulary for the unit and provides flashcards. Students are expected to learn and use these vocabulary words in their written and oral responses.

Another difference in the Go Math! program is the Real World problem solving in daily lessons. Students learn how to use models, representations, and mixed strategies to help them solve real life application problems. Additionally, there are Go Deeper and Think Smarter problems designed to challenge even the strongest math student

Technology Features

A major component of Go Math! is using the technology resources, which help teachers enhance their instruction and students improve their learning. The eStudent Edition gives students easy access to their book if they forget it at school or want to keep up when they are absent. Each lesson can be read aloud to the students for increased comprehension.

Each chapter has several Animated Math Models that break down the lesson so students can see the process, and then apply it in problems independently.

Other technology components include iTools. These online tools simulate manipulatives that help students visualize the process of many skills such as base 10 blocks, adding fractions, polygons, and much more.

The Interactive Student Edition offers a video to introduce and teach each lesson. This background information provides additional support for students in an interesting format.

Math on the Spot videos are identified with a QR code. Students can watch a video that is designed to address that one particular problem, but uses different numbers.

Personal Math Trainer is an opportunity for students to have additional independent practice on a specific lesson. It offers additional examples, step-by-step explanations, and connections to the math journal pages.