Description
A multi-media approach to fostering math achievement and developing lifelong numerical reasoning skills
Math to the Music: A Numberock Workbook, Grade 5 combines Rebecca McDonagh’s creative, standards-aligned teaching methodology with Numberock’s popular music content to create an engaging and unique educator resource. By infusing math with music, movement, and humor, this innovative title will transform classrooms into multi-sensory learning environments. This multi-media approach blends the actionable elements of a workbook with the research-based methodologies of a teaching manual. Readers will also receive access to a digital companion site providing links to each lesson’s corresponding song and video, additional video content demonstrating the lessons in action, and access to printables. This workbook is an essential tool for teachers who want to boost student confidence and curiosity while fostering a love of math.
- Provides a concrete framework for whole-brain math teaching, using an approach proven to boost comprehension and test scores
- Makes math learning fun for elementary students of all ages, infusing humor and movement into lessons
- Offers printable workbook content and pedagogical instructions, for an all-in-one resource
- Boosts student confidence, showing even reluctant math learners that math can be inspiring and engaging
This book is a wonderful guide for elementary school teachers looking for creative, fun ways to get their students interested in learning about numbers. The activities can also be adapted for homeschool and tutoring settings.
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
ABOUT THE AUTHORS xi
INTRODUCTION xiii
Unit 1 Numbers and Operations in Base Ten 1
01 Place Value 3
02 Computation with Whole Numbers 43
Unit 2 Operations and Algebraic Thinking 97
03 Expressions and Patterns 99
Unit 3 Numbers and Operations: Fractions 125
04 Fractions Operations 127
Unit 4 Measurement & Data 185
05 Measurement 187
06 Volume 213
Unit 5 Geometry 229
07 Coordinate Geometry 231
08 Classifying Figures 243
ANSWER KEY 263
INDEX 285
