Elementary School Math Test Prep Scaffolded Notes

This math notebook is full of guided notes for all 5th grade math standards. A great way to introduce new concepts, or review for state testing. These notebook pages include step-by-step instructions, key vocabulary words, examples, and practice opportunities. A math notebook is a valuable resource for students to use both at home and at school. These 5th Grade math notes can be used during direct instruction, guided practice, or to independently review a topic. They allow for engagement and interaction during instruction, without having to copy too much down.

Included are all 5th grade Common Core standards as well as a few review and extension concepts I have found beneficial for students. A teacher's guide is also included with answers, as well as an 80+ term glossary with key vocabulary words. Please note, these are in PDF format and are not editable.

The following concepts are covered with at least one page of notes:

Numbers and Operations: Understand the Place Value System

⭐Place Value

⭐Powers of Ten

⭐Read and Write Decimals

⭐Expanded Form

⭐Compare Decimals

⭐Round Decimals

Numbers and Operations: Preform Operations with Whole Numbers and Decimals

⭐Multiply Whole Numbers Using an Area Model

⭐Multiply Whole Numbers Using Partial Products

⭐Multiply Whole Numbers Using the Standard Algorithm

⭐Divide Whole Numbers Using Partial Products

⭐Add and Subtract Decimals

⭐Multiply Decimals

⭐Divide Decimals

⭐Extend: Divide Decimals Using the Standard Algorithm (6th grade extension)

Numbers and Operations: Fractions

⭐Add and Subtract Fractions

⭐Interpret Fractions and Division

⭐Multiply Fractions by Fractions

⭐Multiplication as Scaling

⭐Multiply Fractions, Mixed Numbers, & Whole Numbers

⭐Divide Whole Numbers by Fractions

⭐Divide Fractions by Whole Numbers

⭐Extend: Divide Fractions & Mixed Numbers (6th grade extension)

Geometry

⭐Classifying Shapes: Vocabulary

⭐Classify Triangles and Quadrilaterals

⭐The Coordinate Plane

⭐Using the Coordinate Plane to Solve Real-World Problems

⭐Extend: The Four Quadrants (6th grade extension)

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

⭐Evaluate Expressions

⭐Write and Interpret Expressions

⭐Analyze Patterns & Relationships

Measurement and Data

⭐Making Line Plots

⭐Reading Line Plots

⭐U.S. Customary Measurements

⭐Metric Measurements

⭐Finding Volume with a Formula

⭐FULL ANSWER KEY

Additional Resources

⭐Cover Pages - Four Choices

⭐Table of Contents (4)

⭐Glossary of Vocabulary Terms (80+ terms)

⭐Multiplication Table

⭐Two-Dimensional Shape Names

⭐Multiples on the 100's Chart

⭐FULL ANSWER KEY

Looking for other great 5th Grade resources? Check out these engaging Jeopardy-like review games!

• 5th Grade Review Game - All Standards Back to School 6th or End of Year 5th

• 5th Grade Review Game - Place Value and Decimals

Interested in guided notes for other grades? Check out the 6th and 7th grade versions of these notes. Be sure to read the reviews as well as these notes have been published for much longer.
• 6th Grade Guided Math Notes Full Year All Standards

• 7th Grade Guided Math Notes Full Year All Standards

This math notebook is full of guided notes for all 6th grade math standards. A great way to introduce new concepts, or review for state testing. These notes are full of step-by-step instructions, key vocabulary words, examples, and practice opportunities. These guided notes allow for engagement and interaction during instruction, without having to copy too much down. They also serve as a great way to introduce a concept and create a valuable resource for students to use both at home and at school.

These notes are the product of 11 years of using 6th grade math notes in class and adapting/editing the product each year to be sure I have a comprehensive and easy to understand resource for all my students. Included are all 6th grade Common Core standards as well as a few review and extension concepts I have found beneficial for my students. A teacher's guide is also included with answers. Please note, these notes are in a PDF format and are not editable.

The following concepts are covered with at least one page of notes:

Ratios & Proportions

⚡Introduction to Ratios

⚡Equivalent Ratios

⚡Modeling Equivalent Ratios

⚡Rates and Unit Rates

⚡Graphing Ratios

⚡Using Ratios to Find Percent

⚡Converting Decimals to Fractions

⚡Converting Between Decimals and Percentages

⚡Converting Fractions to Decimals

The Number System

⚡Dividing Fractions (With Models)

⚡Dividing Fractions (Algorithm)

⚡Add and Subtract Decimals

⚡Multiply Decimals

⚡Divide Decimals

⚡Divisibility

⚡Factors, Prime, and Composite

⚡Prime Factorization

⚡Greatest Common Factor

⚡Distributive Property (Without Variables)

⚡Least Common Multiple

⚡Problem Solving with LCM and GCF

⚡Integers and Opposites

⚡Positive/Negative Integer Vocabulary

⚡Absolute Value

⚡The Coordinate Plane

Expressions & Equations
⚡Order of Operations

⚡Algebraic Expressions

⚡Words and Phrases to Math Operations

⚡Algebraic Properties

⚡Distributive Property (With Variables)

⚡Combining Like Terms

⚡Solving Equations

⚡Dependent and Independent Variables

⚡Inequalities

Geometry

⚡Area and Perimeter: Rectangles

⚡Area: Parallelograms

⚡Area: Triangles

⚡Area: Trapezoids

⚡Three-Dimensional Shapes

⚡Nets and Surface Area

⚡Volume of Rectangular Prisms

Statistics & Probability

⚡Statistical Questions

⚡Mean

⚡Median, Mode, and Range

⚡Line Plots/Dot Plots

⚡Stem and Leaf Plot

⚡Frequency Table and Histogram

⚡Box Plot/Box and Whisker

⚡Choosing the Best Display

⚡Choosing an Appropriate Display

⚡Mean Absolute Deviation

⚡Data Distribution

Additional Resources

⚡Glossary of Vocabulary Terms

⚡Multiplication Table (20x20)

⚡Multiples on the 100s Chart (1-12)

⚡Two Dimensional Shapes

Every year I have 7th graders come back to me saying, "I still use my 6th grade notes!" - Which is reason enough for me to use these.

Guided Notes are also avaliable for 5th and 7th grades!
⚡5th Grade Guided Notes - Full Year
⚡7th Grade Guided Notes - Full Year