Grade: 5th Gifted and Talented Topic 4.1 Number and Numerical Operations Essential Question: How can problems in the real world be solved with mathematics? How can estimation be useful to us? How do numbers help us reason out solutions to problems? How do basic operations help us understand numbers? Knowledge/Skills/Understandings Assessments Learning Experiences Resources A. Number Sense 1. Use real-life experiences, physical materials, Everyday Mathematics Direct Instruction A Collection of Math Lessons, and technology to construct meanings for numbers Assessments 2 4 6 and 9 * collaborative learning Marilyn Burns (unless otherwise noted, all indicators for grade 6 Teacher made tests/quizzes * Written explanations Problem Parade pertain to these sets of numbers as well). White Boards Land Fractions Doug Monteath & Don Volle Student sharing Open Ended Continental Math League Exit Slips Tinkerplots monthly problems SketchPad Mathematics Teaching in Middle Everyday Math Game School CMLs Middle School with Pizzazz; Menu of Problems "Mathematics Teaching in Middle Cuisenaire Rods School" (May 1997) All integers Van de Walle books ● Everyday Math Books 1 and 2 Hand on Equations About Teaching Mathematics, Marilyn Burns Developing Number Sense Series, All fractions as part of a whole, as subset of a ● set, as a location on a number line, and as divisions of whole numbers All decimals ● Percents ● Whole numbers with exponents ●
Grade: 5th Gifted and Talented Topic 4.1 Number and Numerical Operations Essential Question: How can problems in the real world be solved with mathematics? How can estimation be useful to us? How do numbers help us reason out solutions to problems? How do basic operations help us understand numbers? Knowledge/Skills/Understandings Assessments Learning Experiences Resources A. Number Sense 1. Use real-life experiences, physical materials, and technology to construct meanings for numbers (unless otherwise noted, all indicators for grade 6 pertain to these sets of numbers as well). Everyday Mathematics Assessments 2 4 6 and 9 Teacher made tests/quizzes White Boards Student sharing Exit Slips Direct Instruction * collaborative learning * Written explanations Land Fractions Open Ended Tinkerplots SketchPad Everyday Math Game CMLs Menu of Problems Cuisenaire Rods A Collection of Math Lessons, Marilyn Burns Problem Parade Doug Monteath & Don Volle Continental Math League monthly problems Mathematics Teaching in Middle School Middle School with Pizzazz; "Mathematics Teaching in Middle School" (May 1997) ● All integers Van de Walle books Everyday Math Books 1 and 2 Hand on Equations About Teaching Mathematics, Marilyn Burns Developing Number Sense Series, ● All fractions as part of a whole, as subset of a set, as a location on a number line, and as divisions of whole numbers ● All decimals ● Percents ● Whole numbers with exponents
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