Math Made Easy: Fifth Grade Workbook

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Summary: Couldn't be better
Review: My 10 year old son loves this book! He's already completed more than 1/3 of the book and it's only September 19.

I like the outline, plenty of review exercises (to increase a sense of mastery) and it appears to cover enough topics to match this year's curriculum. I've already ordered the 3rd grade version for his younger brother.

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Summary: Who's Curriculum?
Review: The last book in the Math Made Easy series of workbooks. Each workbook matches the math curriculum so your child will reach their full potential on the all-important standardized tests. In fact, these books have been compiled and tested by a team of math experts to increase your child's confidence, enjoyment and success.

You will find practice pages for all the major topics covered in Grade 5. There is a definite emphasis on addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals. There is a review of Grade 4 topics and plenty of Times Tables practice. There is also a Progress Chart with gold stars to record achievement.

At the back of the book the "Answer Section with Parents' Notes" provides answers to all the activities in the book. The notes for each page also help to explain common problems and solutions are given to ensure that your child understands how and why they made errors.

Contents:

Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000
The simplest form of fractions
Changing improper fractions to mixed numbers
Rounding decimals
Decimal addition and subtraction
Converting units of measure
Speed Problems
Interpreting circle graphs
Naming Quadrilaterals
Converting Fractions to Decimals
Simple use of parentheses
Multiplying Fractions
Finding the Greatest Common Factor
Identifying Patterns
Multiplying by two-digit numbers

The successful way to improve your child's understanding of math.

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Summary: Math Made Easy: Fifth Grade Workbook
Review: This book is full of great additional practice related to our state math standards. For children who are struggling with Everyday Math and need more paractice in multiple formats, this series is "the cat's meow." Children will love the star reinforcement stickers and the progress chart which help them to track their skills. Parents and teachers will love the answer key in the rear where you can not only check work but make a record of specific errors on minatures of the actual worksheets to guide later review and practice once the worksheets have been completed or sent home. These books are a great supplemental tool. I have actually purchased several different levels and find them all well thought out and highly useful for grade appropriate math skills remediation.

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Summary: Who's Curriculum?
Review: This has many "worksheets," no explanations, no really interesting problems, and did not match our fifth-grade curriculum. It doesn't even match our fourth-grade curriculum--way too basic! It's just drill, drill, drill. At least it offers good practice for basics that many fifth graders already have nailed. I appreciate its easy-to read design.