Math practice activites help children develop elementary skills that will last a lifetime.
This 5th grade math practice activity book provides challenging, realistic, humorous, sometimes even whimsical problems. Each problem was carefully created to develop critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies. Students are required to use mathematical ideas and concepts to find solutions to the problems that are created by the stories presented. A wide variety of computational skills including whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents is reinforced. Each story is followed by thought-provoking and engaging questions. Students are encouraged to develop a variety of strategies to find the solutions. Stories can be used for individual work, in teams, and in cooperative learning groups. Based on NCTM Standards.
This softcover book, 128 pages, is recommended for 5th-8th grade.
Frank Schaffer Publications designed the activities in this book to cover essential skills found in standardized tests. Every activity is aligned to state and national standards and designed to improve performance. Through cooperative efforts with Align to Achieve, an independent, non-profit organization, the instructional contents of this book have been correlated to meet or exceed standards for each state as well as national standards. Click here to see a complete list of items available from Frank Schaffer Publications. |
