Fifth Grade Math with Confidence Instructor Guide - Softcover

Snow, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1944481737 ISBN 13: 9781944481735

Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press, 2025

Synopsis

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.

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.

 

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

• 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

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

  WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING:

  "Math with Confidence has made math the favorite subject in our homeschool. My kids love it, and are learning the 'why' behind every new skill they learn. As a self-proclaimed math-phobic person, I feel completely supported by the teacher's guide to present the material and help my children."     –Stephanie E.

  "The Instructor Guide is well-thought out, extremely easy to follow, and doesn't require the instructor to be good at math - it enables you to learn alongside your student!"          --Angela M. 

multiple black and white illustrations

About this title

About the Author

Kate Snow is a math educator on a mission to help parents raise kids who are capable and confident in math. With experience as a homeschool parent, classroom teacher, and curriculum writer, she holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Harvard University and an M.S. in Elementary Education from Walden University. Kate is the author of Preschool Math at Home: Simple Activities to Build the Best Possible Foundation for Your Child, the Math Facts That Stick series and the Math with Confidence elementary and middle school curriculum. She writes at kateshomeschoolmath.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Well-Trained Mind Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1944481737
• ISBN 13: 9781944481735
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608