My goal for math this year is to have the students learn the standards and go out of 5th grade feeling more confident in math than they felt at the beginning of the year. A good classroom is a place where student should not be afraid to explain their reasoning for fear of being wrong. Students should feel comfortable with their teacher and peers so that they are able to discuss and challenge each other's reasoning and answers in a way that will help all to build their mathematical knowledge and a deeper understanding. One of the areas that is so commonly lacking in both children and adults is confidence especially in the area of math. I will strive to help build your students confidence in math, by showing a variety of approaches that can help them to get to an answer. There are many ways to get to an answer, your students need to be able to explain their thinking to others. When a student can explain their reasoning clearly for others to understand, they usually have a good grasp on the material they have learned.

Math Standards - What we are learning?

Our state along with 45 others have adopted the common core standards. These standards will allow your children to grow up meeting the expectations that the country has. Our country is finally trying to meet a need in education like never before. Our children will graduate high school ready to meet the demands for college and careers and real world problem solving.

For more information on the state math standards please visit, https://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/k-12standards/mathematics-standards/

There are 5 Domains addressed in 5th Grade Math. Below you will see the standard domain area the code or short hand version and the key points addressed in that domain.

***Codes: When I list the standards covered in a lesson I list them using the codes that Common Core has suggested. For example 5.OA.1 means 5th grade Operations and Algebraic Thinking standard 1. These codes are universal so you can easily search them for clarification.

 

Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Code - OA)

Write and interpret numerical expressions.

Analyze patterns and relationships.

Number and Operations in Base Ten (Code - NBT)

Understand the place value system.

Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.

Number and Operations—Fractions (Code - NF)

Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.

Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.

Measurement and Data (Code - MD)

Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.

Represent and interpret data.

Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.

Geometry (Code - G)

Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

Best Practices - How do our students learn?

Plan Do Study Act

Students need to know what they are learning and why they need to learn it. They need to take ownership for their learning. They will do this by setting goals for themselves and monitoring and reflecting on their own progress. In order to meet this need Deer Valley has implemented a systems approach to throughout the district which the students know as PDSA.

We start this process by identifying our goals for for success in life but specifically in 5th grade. We really highlight our goals for 5th grade using our State and District Tests. As a class we write a mission statement that includes words to live by in our classroom to help us meet our big goals for the year. From this point we then break our goals into smaller pieces called learning cycles. These are based on each individual unit/ module taught. In fifth grade there are 6 Modules so We will have 6 cycles this year. Each cycle has 4 parts - plan, do, study and act.

P - PLAN

The first step is to make a plan. We do this by addressing the specific objectives and standards we are going to meet during a particualr unit. We then write a measurable goal. We use the pre, mid and post assessments to measure our goal and to show growth.

D - DO

What are we going to do to accomplish our goals? What is the teacher and the students going to do? What strategies are we going to use? We regularly use these 8 Mathematical Practicss for the Common Core.

Mathematical Practices

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

7. Look for and make use of structure.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

S - STUDY

This is where the students record their progress. Each class has a graoh posted to see if the class met their goals. Each student also has a personal data folder where they keep their personal goals for each unit. We then do plus/deltas to give feedback for what worked for the unit, and what things could have been more helpful.

A - ACT

Using the results given in the study we then reassess to see if the goal we set worked or if it did not. We then make a new plan and start the next cycle.

Curriculum - What currlculum are we Using?

We are using a curriculum called i-Ready Math. This is a new curriculum to us this year, and I am really excited to have this for our students.  By teaching a variety of methods and strategies it gives the students a stronger mathematical foundation and helps to build their confidence. For those of you who are used to the old format with modules are going to find i-Ready to be different. This new curriculum is broken into units, then into lessons and then into sessions, so each unit contains multiple lessons, and each lesson contains multiple sessions. 

Quarter 1 

Standards Addressed: 5 MD C.3, 5 MD C.4, 5 MD C.5, 5 NBT B.5, 5 NBT B.6

Unit 1 Whole Number Operations and Applications: Volume, Multiplication, and Division
Lesson 0	First 5 Days of Math
Lesson 1	Understand Volume
Lesson 2	Find Volume Using Unit Cubes
Lesson 3	Find Volume Using Formulas
Lesson 4	Multiply Whole Numbers
Lesson 5	Divide Whole Numbers

Standards Addressed: 5 NBT A.1, 5 NBT A.2, 5 NBT A.3, 5 NBT A.4

Unit 2 Decimals and Fractions: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction
Lesson 6	Understand Place Value
Lesson 7	Understand Powers of 10
Lesson 8	Read and Write Decimals
Lesson 9	Compare and Round Decimals

Quarter 2

Standards Addressed: 5 NBT B.7, 5 NF A.1, 5 NF A.2

Unit 2 Decimals and Fractions: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction
Lesson 10	Add Decimals
Lesson 11	Subtract Decimals
Lesson 12	Add Fractions
Lesson 13	Subtract Fractions
Lesson 14	Add and Subtract in Word Problems

Standards Addressed: 5 NBT A.1, 5 NBT B.7

Unit 3 More Decimals and Fractions: Multiplication and Division
Lesson 15	Multiplying a Decimal by a Whole Number
Lesson 16	Multiply Decimals
Lesson 17	Divide Decimals

Quarter 3

Standards Addressed: 5 NF B.3, 5 NF B.4, 5 NF B.5, 5 NF B.6, 5 NF B.7,

Unit 3 More Decimals and Fractions: Multiplication and Division
Lesson 18	Fractions as Division
Lesson 19	Understand Multiplication by a Fraction
Lesson 20	Multiply Fractions to Find Area

Lesson 21	Understand Multiplication as Scaling
Lesson 22	Multiply Fractions in Word Problems
Lesson 23	Understand Division with Unit Fractions
Lesson 24	Divide Unit Fractions in Word Problems

Standards Addressed: 5 MD A.1, 5 MD B.2

Unit 4 Measurement, Data, and Geometry: Converting Units, Using Data, and Classifying Figures
Lesson 25	Convert Measurement Units
Lesson 26	Solve Word Problems Involving Conversions

Quarter 4

Standards Addressed: 5 G B.3, 5 G B.4

Unit 4 Measurement, Data, and Geometry: Converting Units, Using Data, and Classifying Figures
Lesson 27	Make Line Plots and Interpret Data

Lesson 28	Understand Categories of Two-Dimensional Figures
Lesson 29	Classify Two-Dimensional Figures

Standards Addressed: 5 OA A.1, 5 Oa A.2, 5 G A.1, 5 G A.2, 5 G B.3

Unit 5 Algebraic Thinking and the Coordinate Plane: Expressions, Graphing Points, Patterns and Relationships
Lesson 30	Evaluate, Write, and Interpret Expressions
Lesson 31	Understand the Coordinate Plane
Lesson 32	Represent Problems in the Coordinate Plane
Lesson 33	Analyze Patterns and Relationships

5th Grade Arizona Math State Standards

I-Ready Classroom Mathematics 2024 is the primary resource used for K-5 Math throughout DVUSD

Students can log into the i-Ready Platform through Clever.  Students can access their assignments, My Path, digital textbook, digital math tools, learning games and more on the i-Ready Platform.

i-Ready Mathematics Student Login

i-Ready Family Central

5th Grade Arizona Dept. of Education Parent Roadmap:  

5th Grade ADE Parent Roadmap

Arizona Academic Standards Assessment (AASA)

Students will benefit from exposure to the online testing environment provided below.  In addition, experience with multiple questions based on the Arizona Mathematics Standards will help put students at ease while taking the AASA test this spring.  

Directions for student access to AASA Sample Tests

Students have the ability to retake or redo and Assignment, Quiz or Test.

My ultimate goal as a teacher is to make successful mathematicians. Maybe we had a bad day or did not understand the material at first, but that does not mean we can't. Students should have the opportunity to show mastery which is why I allow all students to redo or retake after showing what they did to improve.

Daily Assignments:

Students can redo any missed problems on a daily assignment, they just need to redo them on a separate sheet of paper and attach them to the original. They can also turn in any late work, but I would like to encourage them not to wait too long. Homework is meant as practice for the students, and if they are not completing this on time, then they are probably missing portions of practice before tests or quizzes. This will likely affect the score on their tests or quizzes.

Tests or Quizzes:

Students can also redo any test or quiz. They will have two weeks from the day the test was graded and handed back. Before they have this opportunity, students must get a retake request form, and then do three things to improve. The first item is always test corrections. They are to correct them on the yellow paper I provide along with the retake request. (Do not erase answers on the original test or quiz) After they have done corrections then students need to complete two more activities that will help improve. Below is a list of those activities they can choose from. If they have another idea for an activity, they they just need to get approval from me. 

Items Students Can do To Improve

Work with Mrs. Beeman after school or at lunch

 Exit Tickets Similar to the Problems missed on the tests

Corrections on Homework Problems Similar to those missed on the test

Parent created practice problems similar to those missed on the test

Email Mrs. Beeman

Degrees and Certifications:

B.A. San Jose State University, M.Ed. National University

Mrs. Beeman

Welcome to Union Park Fifth Grade!

What makes teaching so great:

I am Karen Beeman, and I am so excited to be teaching 5th grade at Union Park this year.  I am a very passionate and energetic teacher. I have always enjoyed teaching mathematics, so I am so excited to be teaching math in fifth grade again this year. One of the things I like best about teaching is expecting the unexpected. As a teacher, I can plan, organize and schedule, but I also know, no two days will be the same. That is what makes my job so much fun.

Now here is a little about me:

My family and I moved here from Northern California 14 years ago.  We love living in Arizona. One of my favorite pastimes is spending time with my husband, Don, and my four boys, Matthew, Nick, Taylor and Adam.  They keep me very busy when I am not teaching. As a family we enjoy going to baseball games, camping, playing games, swimming, traveling and much more. I am also very involved with Scouts with my boys. I enjoy reading, crafting and watching movies in my free time.

Some of my favorite things:

I love the colors aqua, turquoise, peach and salmon I enjoy eating out with my family. I love shopping at Target, Kohls, and Amazon. I enjoy reading on my Kindle. I love Starbucks' Iced White Mochas and I love country music. My happy places are school, home and the BEACH.