Math with Confidence 5 - Instructor Guide

Teach Fifth Grade Math with confidence!

This scripted, open-and-go program from math educator Kate Snow will give you the tools you need to teach math with confidence–even if it’s been years since you learned these concepts yourself.

Engaging, hands-on lessons will help your child develop a strong understanding of math, step by step.

• adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals

• adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators

• multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers

• multi-step fraction and decimal word problems

• solving measurement problems with fractions and decimals 

• line graphs and the coordinate plane

• geometry and volume

• mean and median 

Your child will develop strong math skills and a positive attitude toward math with fun games and real-world applications. All you’ll need are this Instructor Guide, the two Student Workbooks (Part A and Part B), and a few simple manipulatives (like base-ten blocks and fraction tiles) to make math come alive for your child.

• • Daily review to ensure children retain what they’ve learned and master essential skills

• • Step-by-step examples help your child develop math study skills and greater independence

• • Games and real-world applications make math fun and relevant

• • Clear directions and explanatory notes make teaching straightforward for the parent

  • Hands-on, incremental lessons that steadily build conceptual understanding

• • Optional extension activities and enrichment book recommendation link math lessons with everyday life