4th-6th Grade Math Monthly Focus
October - Whole Numbers and Core Operations
Place value - addition/subtraction - multiplication facts & strategies - multi-digit multiplication - division foundations
November - Division and Number Skills
Long division - remainders - multiplication / division fact fluency - factors & multiples - divisibility
December - Fraction Foundations
Equivalent fractions - simplifying fractions - comparing & ordering fractions - mixed numbers & improper fractions
January - Fraction Operations
Adding & Subtracting fractions - common denominators - multiplying fractions - dividing fractions - operations with mixed numbers
February - Decimals
Decimal place value - comparing & ordering - rounding - adding/subtracting - multiply/divide - connecting fractions and decimals
March - Measurement and Geography
Customary & metric measurement - measurement conversions - perimeter & area - volume - angles - triangles - properties of shapes
April - Expressions & Pre-Algebra
Order of operations - numerical expressions - variables - evaluating expressions - patterns & relationships - simple equations - coordinate plane
May - Review & Middle School Readiness
Whole number operations - fractions - decimals - order of operations - measurement & geometry - expressions & equations - targeted review of skills that need additional practice