Description
eBook Order #: RHP3415
Print Book Order #: RH3415
ISBN13: 978-0-22832-275-7
Grades: 5-8
Reading Level: 5-8
Total Pages: 64
Author: Ann Cassill Sofge
This resource is for grades 5-8 and helps all students build the mental facility needed to do well on standardized tests and to move on to higher-level thinking.
Strong math skills are essential to success in school and life. Math Practice Simplified - Money & Measurement deals with two mathematical concepts that nearly everyone uses on a regular basis — money and measurement. The range of activities contained in this resource are broad, beginning with totaling the amount of coins and receiving change, and culminating with problems of budgeting, saving, and borrowing money. This resource is designed for students in grades 5-8, for younger students seeking a challenge, and for older students who may need additional practice. Exercises are presented in student-friendly layouts with few distractions to interfere with concentration. Concepts in this book are based on Principles and Standards for School Mathematics as identified by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Answers are provided at the back of the book.
This resource aligns to the following NCTM Standards:
• Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.
• Understand meanings of operations and how they relate to one another.
• Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates.
• Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems.
• Recognize the attributes of length, volume, weight, area, and time.
• Understand how to measure using nonstandard and standard units.
• Select an appropriate unit and tool for the attribute being measured.
• Carry out simple unit conversions, such as from centimeters to meters, within a system of measurement.