Parent Helper

Using the California Content Standards Everyday

Fourth and Fifth Grade Math

Office of Curriculum and Instruction

echapin-pinotti@amadorcoe.12.ca.us

The Importance of Parent Involvement

What you say matters!

o     Parents what you say to your child matters.

o     90% of all learning takes place at home

o     Comments such as: “I was never good at math (spelling, reading…etc.)” should be avoided.

                     Statements like this gives your child permission to fail.

o     Positive reinforcement:

o       We can work on this for five minutes everyday 

o       We can learn it together

o       We can make it fun and simple

How to Study and Get Results

o     Environment that allows the student to focus

o       This is individual to each student

o     Study should be in regular, doable intervals

o       Model: Half hour of work – ten minute break

o       Frustration yields no results!

§      Avoid emotional conflict – Step away from the work!

·        Take a walk

·        Have a snack

·        Get out and get moving

§      Then come back and try a different approach

o     Learning is active!

o       Reading – out loud

o       Math – work it out on paper and verbally

Sample Study Schedule

Snack

After School Activity

10 to 30 Minutes of Math

Take a Break

Finish out remaining work

Take a Break

10 to 30 Minutes of Reading

*Incorporate Handbook Activities throughout the day

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Fourth Grade Math

Number Sense

The core part of Fourth Grade Math Standards is the Number Sense strand…

Number Sense is…

v      learning to count and recognize whole numbers to 1,000,000

v      compare and order whole numbers and decimals to two places

v      round whole numbers

v      Understand and know fraction and decimal equivalents for halves and fourths

v      add, subtract, multiply and divide

v      use concepts of negative numbers

v      compare and solve fractions

v      identify relationship of fractions, decimals and mixed numbers on a number line

v      understand the relationship between fractions and decimals

v      add, subtract, multiply and divide multi-digit numbers

v      solve division of multi-digit numbers by one digit numbers

v      understand prime numbers

Algebra and Functions

In the Algebra and Functions Fourth Graders will be asked to…

v      Understand what a variable is

v      Solve numeric equations containing both numbers and variables

v      Solve numeric inequalities

v      Order of Operations

v      Use formulas to answer questions about quantities and their relationships.

Measurement and Geometry

Fourth Graders will be specifically asked to:

v      Know the difference between units to measure liquids and units to measure solids – weights and lengths

v      Estimate or determine area and volume of solid figures by counting the number of cubes that would fill them

v      Convert simple units within a system of measure – hours to minutes, inches to feet

v      Calculate area and perimeter of polygons

v      Use formulas of shape figures to calculate their areas and perimeters

v      Identify and classify common 3- objects: cubes, prisms

Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability

In this section students will be asked to:

v       Identify whether common events are alike or different

v       Calculate mean, median and mode

v       Use a bar graph or line plot to summarize data

v       Conduct surveys and analyze data

Fifth Grade Math

Number Sense

Fifth Grade Number Sense includes:

v                  learn to count and recognize whole numbers into the millions

v                  decimals into the millionths

v                  compare and order whole numbers and decimals

v                  round whole numbers

v                  Understand and know fractions and decimals – adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing

v                  add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers

v                  use concepts of negative numbers

v                  identify relationship of fractions, decimals and mixed numbers on a number line

v                  understand the relationship between fractions and decimals

v                  add, subtract, multiply and divide multi-digit numbers

v                  understand prime numbers

v                  factor to prime numbers

v                  Work percents

Algebra and Function

For Algebra and Functions Fifth Graders:

v      Understand what a variable is

v      Solve numeric equations containing both numbers and variables

v      Solve numeric inequalities

v      Order of Operations

v      Use formulas to answer questions about quantities and their relationships.

Measurement and Geometry

Fifth Graders will be specifically asked to:

v      Know the difference between units to measure liquids and units to measure solids – weights and lengths

v      Estimate or determine area and volume of solid figures by counting the number of cubes that would fill them

v      Convert simple units within a system of measure – hours to minutes, inches to feet

v      Calculate area and perimeter of polygons

v      Use formulas of shape figures to calculate their areas and perimeters

v      Identify and classify common 3D objects: cubes, prisms

Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability

In this section students will be asked to:

v       Identify whether common events are alike or different

v       Calculate mean, median and mode

v       Use a bar graph or line plot to summarize data

v       Conduct surveys and analyze data

 Common Definitions

Angles

                                                                Right angle               acute angle          obtuse angle  

Right angle = 90 degrees

Acute angle = less than 90 degrees

Obtuse angle = between 90 degrees and 180 degrees

Triangles

All shapes with 3 straight sides are called triangles. Here are some different types of triangles:

Equilateral triangles have:

Þ       3 equal sides

Þ       3 equal angles.

Isosceles triangles have:

Þ       2 equal sides

The sum of the three angles of a triangle is always 180

Classifying Triangles by their angles:

Þ       A RIGHT triangle has one 90^o angle.

Þ       An OBTUSE triangle has one angle that is greater than 90^o.

Finding the 3^rd Angle of a Triangle

If you add up all of the angles of a triangle you will get 180^o.

                           Angle 1 +  Angle 2 + Angle 3 = 180^o

So, if you know the measure of two angles – you can always find the third.

Quadrilaterals

All shapes with 4 straight sides are called quadrilaterals.

A square is a special rectangle with 4 equal sides and 4 equal angles (all 90°).

A rectangle has 2 pairs of equal sides and 4 equal angles (all 90°).

A rhombus has 4 equal sides with opposite sides parallel and opposite angles equal.

A parallelogram has opposite sides equal and parallel.

A trapezoid has one pair of parallel sides of different lengths.

Multiplication Tic-Tac-Toe

1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8

Materials:     small paper clip

                   Grid

To Play:

1.      Player 1 puts a paper clip under the set of numbers, below the grid, and then multiplies those numbers together.  He/she then puts his/her mark on the corresponding answer on the grid.

2.      Player 2 must move only one paper clip to a new factor.  Player two multiplies these two factors and places his/her mark on the corresponding answer.

3.      Play continues until one person has for marks in a row – wither diagonally, horizontally or vertically.

When you master 5 x 5 – try 6 x 6!