Problems, problems, problems… we all have them but the fifth grade STAAR is FULL of them! Every problem that your child will have on STAAR is going to be a word problem where they have to decipher the strategy they will need to use to answer the problem successfully.

This week we will continue working on addition and subtraction word problems but we will also start looking at multiplication and division word problems.

 

Important things this week:

• Homework- addition and subtraction word problems… DUE THURSDAY!
• PRACTICE YOUR 6’s! Make flash card or try multiplication.com/game for some extra practice.
• Weekly grade- addition and subtraction word problems (Friday)

 

Resources:

5.3B- use multiplication to solve problems with whole numbers (no more than three digits times two digits w/o technology).

How to Multiply- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD3YsWbOeA8

Multiplication Games- http://www.math-play.com/multiplication-games.html

Multiplication Apps- Multiplication Flash Cards

5.3C- use division to solve problems involving whole numbers (no more than two-digit divisors and three-digit dividends without technology), including interpreting the remainder within a given context.

Long Division Tutorial- http://www.mathsisfun.com/long_division.html

Division Games- http://www.fun4thebrain.com/division.html

Division Computation- http://www.mathplayground.com/division01.html

Apps: Division!!, Division For Kids