Math-Common-Core-State-Standards.pdf

Math-Content-for-5th-Grade.pdf

5th graders at Thompson Brook School will be using the Everyday Math program. This year we upgraded to the 2012 Edition so there will be a few changes and certainly some first year minor learning curve issues, but the program is almost identical to what we were previously using. (Most of the changes help align lessons to the new Common Core State Standards and fix some minor issues that teachers reported in the previous editions.)

Students were given a Math Journal, a Study Links book, and a Math Reference book. On most nights (except for Fridays) students will have an assignment to complete in the Study Links book. The Reference book is an invaluable resource that students should bring home with them for help with their homework. It has definitions, pictures, and even examples of how to do many of the assignments. You can find out more information about how this program works by visiting their website at http://http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/parents/index.shtml. Throughout the year students should be practicing their math facts at home.

Here is a good website that gives examples of how to do some of the multiplication and division problems the Everyday Math way - most people did not learn how to do problems this way. Everyday Math Problem Examples