1. 5 th Grade Math Mrs. Victoria Nunley

2. Increasing Student Motivation  Active parent involvement has been associated with numerous benefits for students, including increasing student motivation and engagement in school(Patton, 1994; Paulu, 1998).  Ensure that your students can see how the subject matter is relevant to their lives.  Create an atmosphere of high expectations, both behaviorally and academically.

3. Addition Strategies  Partial Sums Addition  Column Addition

4. Subtraction Strategies  Partial Differences  Trade First

5. Multiplication Strategies  Partial Products  Lattice

6. Division Strategies  Partial Quotients  Column

7. Fractions, Decimals, and Percents  Converting from fractions to decimals and percents.

8. Equivalent Fractions  Finding Equivalent Fractions

9. Adding and Subtracting Fractions  Adding with unlike denominators  Subtracting with unlike denominators

10. Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers  Improper to mixed  Mixed to improper

11. Number Theory  Ways to write numbers  Number word notation  6 million, 3 hundred and 50 thousand  Standard notation  6,350,000

12. Number Theory  Place Value  Rounding

13. Number Theory  Prime  and  Composite

14. Number Theory  Factoring  Prime Factorization

15. Number Theory  Exponents and Exponential Notation

16. Geometry  Area and Perimeter

17. Lines and Angles  Lines  Angles

18. Solid Figures  Recognize, build and deconstruct

19. Reflections, translations, rotations

20. Algebra  Patterns and Functions  Numerical –  2,6,10, __, __, 22  Geometric –  3, 6, 12, __, 48, 96

21. Algebra  Number Sentences  With variables

22. Algebra  Order of Operations

23. Data and Probability  Graphs  Pie  Circle  Line  Bar  Pictographs  Tally charts

24. Data and Probability  Landmarks  Maximum  Minimum  Median  Mode  Mean  range

25. Homework Help  Create a place at home that is conducive to studying (Patton, 1994; Paulu, 1998).  Set aside a specific time for homework each day (Paulu, 1998).

26. Homework Help  Be available if students have questions (Paulu, 1998).  Avoid linking rewards or punishment to school performance, rather emphasize the value of learning and show they appreciate their child's hard work (Patton, 1994).

27. References  Parent Partners: Using Parents to Enhance Education.  Patton, J.R. (1994). Practical recommendations for using homework with students with learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27(9), 570-578.  Paulu, N. (1998). Helping your students with homework: A guide for teachers. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research. World Wide Web: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/HelpingStudents/