Lora Polizzi

Make teaching 5th grade math easier with this comprehensive, standards-aligned bundle! This all-in-one resource includes eight differentiated products focused on decimals, place value, rounding, and powers of 10—perfect for special education, intervention, or tiered instruction. Each product includes scaffolded materials for multiple levels (1st–5th grade readiness), supporting learners at, below, or above grade level. Whether you’re teaching mini-lessons, reinforcing skills, or assessing unders

Struggling to meet the needs of mixed-level learners in your math block? This fully differentiated multiplication unit helps ALL students access multi-digit multiplication—whether they’re working at a 1st-grade level or ready for 5th-grade standards. With built-in scaffolding, visual models, and step-by-step support, your students will finally understand multiplication—not just memorize steps. ⸻ 🎯 What This Resource Teaches: Students will learn how to:     •    Multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-

Multiplying by 10, 100, and 1,000 – Patterns with Powers of 10 Aligned to 5.NBT.A.2 📘 Product Description Help your students master multiplication patterns with 10, 100, and 1,000 using these easy-to-follow notes, practice pages, exit tickets, and homework sheets! This resource is designed to make the abstract idea of “powers of 10” visual and simple. Students practice noticing zero patterns, using place value, and explaining their reasoning — all while aligned to 5th Grade Common Core Math Sta

Make estimating products easy, engaging, and accessible for all learners with this fully differentiated math lesson set! Designed to align with 5.NBT.B.5, this resource also builds foundational understanding from 1st–4th grade standards (1.NBT.C.4, 2.NBT.B.5, 3.NBT.A.3, 4.NBT.B.5) to support learners performing below grade level. Students learn how to use rounding and friendly numbers to make reasonable estimates before multiplying, while explaining whether their answers are overestimates, under

Compare Decimals to the Thousandths – Differentiated Unit with Scaffolds Aligned to 5.NBT.A.3 As a special education teacher, I know how frustrating it can be to receive grade-level materials and be expected to teach students who are reading and doing math two or more years below that level. We’re told to “differentiate,” but rarely given tools that truly help us meet our students where they are and stay aligned to grade-level standards. This comprehensive math resource is designed to support A