MissThomas

This is a series of twelve short tasks (with easy, medium, and hard levels) intended to introduce fifth grade students to the concept of powers of ten, place value, multiplying decimals by 10, and similar concepts. Some problems are closed-ended, while others are open ended. This problem set is intended to be used with students who have access to a calculator, though most of the problems could be solved without one. The emphasis in this problem set is noticing patterns when multiplying and divi

A learning progression I created for math standard 4NBT3. Learning progressions are a great way for students (and parents/teachers) to keep track of how close they are to meeting the grade-level standard. Document is a .docx to allow for editing if desired.

A learning progression I created for math standard 4NBT2. Learning progressions are a great way for students (and parents/teachers) to understand how close they are to meeting the grade level standard. Uploaded as a .docx so that you may edit if desired.