The BRIDGES MATH program is presented in five workbooks. (STUDENT WORKBOOK #1 and #2, HOME CONNECTIONS WORKBOOK #1 and #2, and NUMBER CORNER WORKBOOK). Students work out of the notebooks. Homework can be given from the HOME CONNECTIONS by tearing the homework sheet out. Books do not generally go home.
OVERVIEW.....
Students focus intensively on the three critical areas specified by the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in Grade Five:
•Developing fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions, and developing understanding of the multiplication of fractions and of division of fractions in limited cases (unit fractions divided by whole numbers and whole numbers divided by unit fractions)
•Extending division to 2-digit divisors, integrating decimal fractions into the place value system, developing understanding of operations with decimals to hundredths, and developing fluency with whole number and decimal operations
•Developing understanding of volume
The first unit is focused on volume, and includes a review of multiplication facts and multi-digit multiplication strategies. In Unit 2, students use what they know about equivalent fractions to add and subtract fractions. Unit 3 extends students’ understandings of place value and the properties of operations to help students develop powerful strategies for computing fluently with decimals. In Unit 4 they refine powerful multiplication and division strategies, including the array model and the standard algorithm for multiplication.
In Unit 5 students learn to multiply and divide fractions. Unit 6 introduces new geometric concepts, including coordinate graphing and the use of hierarchies to classify two-dimensional shapes by their properties.
In Unit 7 students develop accurate and efficient strategies for dividing whole numbers, decimals, and fractions (unit fractions by whole numbers, and whole numbers by unit fractions). Unit 8 integrates science, engineering and math. In this final unit, students apply the understandings and skills they have developed over the year as they study solar energy and designing solar homes.