Unit 5 - Add and Subtract Decimals

Content Area: Mathematics

Course(s):
Time Period: November
Length: 3-4 weeks
Status: Published

Unit Overview

Unit 5 connects with the theme of Let’s Explore Technology!, which centers around technology, such as MP3 players, video games,
cell phones, and computers. Students will learn the different aspects of adding and subtracting decimals, and that knowing and being
able to use the properties and rules of these operations will help students solve abstract problems more easily.

Essential Questions
“How can I use place value and properties to add and subtract decimals?”

Content
Round Decimals

Estimate Sums and Differences

Problem Solving Investigation: Estimate or Exact Answer

Hands On: Add Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Hands On: Add Decimals Using Models

Add Decimals

Addition Properties

Hands On: Subtract Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Hands On: Subtract Decimals Using Models

Subtract Decimals

Skills
Round decimals.

Estimate sums and differences by rounding.

Solve problems by using an estimate or an exact answer.

Explore adding decimals using base-ten blocks.

Explore adding decimals using models.

Add decimals.

Use the Associative, Commutative, and Identity Properties to add whole numbers and decimals mentally.

Explore subtracting decimals using base-ten blocks.

Explore subtracting decimals using models.

Subtract decimals.

Assessments
Online Readiness Quiz

Vocabulary Check

Concept Check - Check My Progress

Chapter Test

Teacher Observation

Lessons/Learning Scenarios
MyMath Grade 5

Chapter 5: Lessons 1-10

Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.5.NBT.A.4 Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.

CCSS.Math.Content.5.NBT.B.7 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or
drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the
relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method
and explain the reasoning used.
Resources
MyMath Grade 5: McGraw-Hill (2012)

 index cards
 10-by-10 grids
 base-ten blocks
 dominos
 markers
 menus from a pizza restaurant
 an assortment of coin and bill denominations.