Grade 5 Unit 3 The Wonder of Decimals
Discover the Wonder of Decimals!
Our comprehensive unit helps children understand the connection between fractions and decimals. Learn the practical and user-friendly process for working with parts of a whole. With our step-by-step guidance, kids can navigate the "math fog" with confidence and clarity. We provide engaging games, worksheets, and online resources for daily practice, ensuring that math skills are mastered with enjoyment and variety. Patience and positive reinforcement are at the heart of our approach, allowing children to build confidence and absorb new concepts at their own pace. For advanced learners, we offer seamless progression into higher decimal values, ensuring every child is challenged and motivated.
Join us in unlocking the potential of decimals and nurturing a love for math!
This purchase includes one digital curriculum unit with 15 days of lesson plans and 5 days of flexible projects. This unit will inspire you with beautiful images, clear instructions and exciting project ideas.
And that's not all. You will also gain access to the Wonder Hub, which includes supporting documents, videos, resources, and community.
The Wonder of Decimals
Learning Standards
Math
Concept 1: Computational fluency and flexibility with numbers extend to operations with larger (multi-digit) numbers.
Connection: In this unit, your child will learn about decimals, how they are used, and their relationship to fractions. They will work with place values up to the hundredth thousandths. They will compare decimals to fractions, work with rounding decimals, and order decimals. They will add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals and learn about fraction-to-decimal equivalence.
Concept 2: Numbers describe quantities that equivalent fractions can represent.
Connection: Your child can review fractions, specifically equivalent fractions, in their workbook.
Language Arts
Concept: Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
Connection: Your child will listen to a story or read independently each day. They will write paragraphs in their learning portfolios and proofread them. They will write out the math rules for each newly learned skill.
Science
Concept: First Peoples' concepts of interconnectedness in the environment.
Connection: Your child is deepening their understanding that everything in our environment is connected. They will decide what they would like to put effort into caring for.
Social Studies
Concept: Identify significant natural resources in your province or state.
Connection: Have your child consider what natural resources are most important to your community's economy. Connect this to the science concept and explain how your child will put more effort and awareness into caring for an aspect of the environment.
Concept: Develop a plan of action to address a selected problem or issue.
Connection: Your child is observing their personal and/or social awareness and developing ways to address areas to strengthen.