Grade Level Expectations:
*These are some of the math objectives that your child
will learn throughout the intermediate grades.
Third Grade
·
read and write numbers from
1-100,000 in numeral and word form
·
master multi-digit addition
and subtraction
·
master basic math facts to 12
·
become familiar with various
polygons and geometric solids and explore the relationships as they sort,
build, and make patterns
·
learn to use customary and
metric measuring tools
·
learn to analyze situations
that call for multiplication and perform calculations using pictures or arrays,
counting multiples, and multiplication facts
·
Investigate 2-D geometric
patterns that fold to make 3-D shapes
·
demonstrate an understanding
of division using the divisibility rules of 2,5, and 10; through repeated
subtraction; and through arrays
·
demonstrate an understanding
of fractions when measuring to the nearest one quarter and one half inch
·
demonstrate knowledge of
relationships between coins and bills
Fourth Grade
·
master basic math facts to 12
·
demonstrate an understanding
of multiples through 12
·
determine factors of numbers
up to 100
·
classifying numbers according
to prime factors or composite
·
understand and use the
divisibility rules of 3,4,6, and 9
·
demonstrate proficiency with
multiplication and division including: multi-digit multiplication, division with
one and two digit divisors, multiplication and division with money, using
clusters
·
understand the value of the
digits and relative magnitude of numbers 1 to 1,000,00,000
·
understand and apply
characteristics of 2-D and 3-D geometric shapes by; identifying, comparing,
classifying and analyzing attributes, building a 3-D shape from a 2-D view
·
investigate, describe and
reason about the results of subdividing, combining, and transforming shapes
using models and representation
Fifth Grade
·
read and write decimals to the
thousandths place
·
identify digits in the tenths,
hundredths, and thousandths place
·
write and name common
fractions as a part of a whole or as part of a collection
·
convert between mixed numbers
and improper fractions
·
compare and order fractions,
whole numbers, and mixed numbers including fractions with unlike denominators
·
express fractions in lowest
terms
·
recognize and use common
fraction, decimal, and percent equivalence
·
identify and describe
relationships between quantities where one quantity increases as the other
decreases, or vice versa
·
use a variety of data
collection sources to demonstrate an understanding of organizing and analyzing
data
·
calculate mean, median, mode
and range with and without the use of calculators
·
study probability by exploring
all possible outcomes of a single event
·
determine whether an outcome
is likely, unlikely, certain or impossible to occur
Resources:
Games
Uno
Rummy
Rack-0
Skip-Bo
Yahtzee
Rummikub
Jenga
Tangrams
Chess
Websites
www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html
Other
Trimester math pamphlets