• An online set of resources which includes: a virtual tutor, an e-book with all student pages, games for practice, a glossary, virtual manipulatives, and songs that reinforce skills and procedures.
• The student can access these resources from home and school through the Millburn website
• Interactive lessons and manipulatives are used each day during class lessons
• A rigorous vocabulary level and set of cards to use

September
Unit 1  Place Value and Number forms
we are currently exploring large numbers in our world 9/6- 9/9

Unit 2  Addition and Subtraction Strategies and Rules

Unit 3 The Relationship Between Multiplication and Division

October and November

Unit 4 One Digit Multiplication using a variety of strategies

• model using arrays
• model with area diagrams
• model with base ten blocks

December

* Challenge project

Students identify the ways math is used daily.  Each Friday students submit an example s/he feels is unique or not often thought about by fellow students.  After a reading aloud of submissions, the top three voted upon items will be entered in a raffle for which a prize is awarded (non monetary and not eligible for taxes).

Unit 5 Multiplication with Double digits

Math facts are still in need of practice.  Weekly quizzes and competitions will help sharpen these skills.  Remember that several online resources give enjoyable repetition and self competitive games to strengthen adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing facts.

January

Chapter 6 Division Multiple Digits and Fraction Fundamentals

Prime vs. Composite numbers Help to deal with fractions

February

Fractions have many names for the same amount = Equivalent Fractions

Simplest Form of a fraction is the best way to state it in an answer

Fraction can be polite in Mixed company = a Mixed Fraction OR

Fractions can be Improper when they are in an answer

February (Continued) is Fractions with Operations
Adding
Subtracting
Multiplying
Fractions as Decimals follows

April
Measurement

Perimeter & Area

Geometry Unit

FrontRow Continues for challenges

Study Island for math

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Story problems and writing the steps to solving them is good practice for our standardized tests in the spring. Have your youngster talk aloud daily math problems that enter her/his life when you are about. the more a student can verbalize the better chance s/he has to communicate it in writing.