5th Grade Dream Team

In our math class, students will build strong skills and confidence through:

Problem Solving & Dialogue – We explore multiple strategies, ask questions, and explain our thinking.
Cooperative Group Work – Students often work together to solve problems and learn from one another.
DreamBox Learning – An engaging, adaptive online program to support math growth.

Topics We’ll Cover This Year:

Data and Graphing
Properties of Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Measurement
Classifying Quadrilaterals

Homework:

Sent home each Friday and due the following Friday.
Students should also practice math facts regularly at home.
Multiplication Fact Mastery is essential — many concepts will be much harder without fluent recall.

Our Goal:

To make math meaningful, challenging, and fun while preparing students for success this year and beyond!

Unit 1: Creating Classroom Community Through Data and Graphing

Unit 1 Resources for Parents

Math Manipulatives

Video Resources for Students:

What is a Line Graph & When Do We Use Them? (Teacher Guided Virtual Lesson for Students)

This unit focuses on building student understanding of data collection. Students learn to collect data by asking questions, represent data that changes over time using a line graph, and determine whether a survey question will yield categorical or numerical data. Additionally, students work to graph points in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane, using it to solve problems. To close out this unit, students will work to generate two numerical patterns using two given rules, identifying relationships between terms. Time during this unit should also be spent on setting up the classroom, including developing norms for communication, developing math routines, and setting various expectations for the structure of the math block.