Math Books - Grade 5

What is Common Core

The Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA).

These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade.

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What Parents Should Know

Today’s students are preparing to enter a world in which colleges and businesses are demanding more than ever before.

To ensure all students are ready for success after high school, the Common Core State Standards establish clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do in math and English language arts from kindergarten through 12th grade.

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Common core - Common mistakes

Use the repeated-addition strategy to solve 5x3.

If you answer the question with 5+5+5=15, you would be wrong.

The correct answer is 3+3+3+3+3.

Mathematically, both are correct. But under Common Core, you're supposed to read 5x3 as "five groups of three." So "three groups of five" is wrong.

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Math Practice 101 gives you a powerful, patterns-based way to learn and practice for the upcoming Common Core Standard Test

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