Product Description

You and your child are sure to enjoy these simple, lively elementary math lessons that nurture mathematical thinking and help your student advance in understanding decimals and fractions, working with factors, and both greatest and least common measures. Your student will also continue work with drawing to scale along with measures in decimals and fractions, using both the US standard and metric systems.

Practical Geometry

With Book 5, the recommended schedule changes from every day to four days per week. For the fifth day, a hands-on geometry lesson should be completed from Charlotte Mason Practical Geometry, Part 1. These weekly geometry lessons give the student experience with mathematical tools such as a compass and protractor, and guide the student in understanding foundational ideas in geometry. This hands-on approach develops the student’s comfort with the mechanics of tools, drawings, and geometrical concepts before formal geometry and proofs are introduced. We suggest that 5th grade students work on arithmetic Monday through Thursday, with Friday reserved for practical geometry.

For a complete Charlotte Mason grade 5 math curriculum, you will need The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 5, Charlotte Mason Practical Geometry, Part 1, and a Math Notebook for your child (sized according to your child’s handwriting). Add the optional Practical Geometry kit for a helpful collection of geometry tools corresponding to the lessons. A convenient 5th grade math kit is available that includes The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 5, Charlotte Mason Practical Geometry, Part 1, and the Practical Geometry kit.

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Book 5 Features

The lessons in The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 5, follow Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and methods for teaching math as outlined above. In Book 5 you will find

Day-by-day lessons, so you can guide your student with confidence;
Straightforward instructions, so you (or any other teacher) can open and go with no prep time;
Extra pages of review containing hundreds of bonus questions, so you can easily linger on any concept needed;
End-of-term exams that can be customized according to where your child is in the lessons;
Helpful teaching tips, so you can be sure you’re teaching math in a Charlotte Mason way;
A beautiful and durable hard cover that will stand up well to many years of enjoyable math lessons;
A full year of math for students in grade 5 or excellent review lessons for older students who need to solidify their grasp of multiplication, division, fractions, and weights and measures;
A non-consumable resource that will make a wonderful addition to your homeschool library and can be used with all of your children.

Book 5 is a beautiful addition to The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series and an exciting way to strengthen your relationship with your child as you continue to climb together in the mountainous land of mathematics, just as Charlotte Mason described it. And with lessons like these, you can be sure that every step taken will be on firm ground.

Arithmetic Concepts in Book 5

In The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 5, your child will gain a solid understanding of these arithmetic concepts.

Addition of decimals
Subtraction of decimals
Multiplication of decimals
Division of decimals
Dollars and cents
Approximations
Measurement by decimals
Factors
Measures of numbers
Greatest Common Measure
Numbers divisible by 2 through 12
Prime numbers
Greatest Common Factor
Multiples of a number
Least Common Multiple
Fractions
Improper fractions
Simplifying fractions
Addition of fractions
Subtraction of fractions
Addition & subtraction of mixed numbers
Turning decimals into fractions
Turning fractions into decimals
Canceling

Sample Weekly Schedule

For 5th grade, you will complete arithmetic lessons four days per week, with the fifth day given to a fun, hands-on practical geometry lesson. We recommend scheduling it like this:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Arithmetic	Arithmetic	Arithmetic	Arithmetic	Practical Geometry

Charlotte Mason’s Approach to Elementary Arithmetic

Charlotte Mason’s math lessons are perfect for an elementary child.

Lessons are mainly oral and are carefully graduated, with your child answering small word problems within his understanding (no reading required). He works out the problems in a hands-on way using a variety of common, everyday objects. This straightforward but interesting teaching guides your child to make discoveries on his own.

A grid notebook is used as the student’s math notebook, in which she records the math concepts she has discovered.

Progression of the lessons is adjusted to the pace that fits your child best, so you can go slowly enough to build understanding and confidence in the math concepts but not so slowly that the child becomes bored.

Short, lively lessons reinforce a habit of concentrated attention while not overtaxing the child’s ability to sit still. Book 5 also guides you in helping your child begin independent math lessons. Each day’s work goes no longer than 30 minutes, with 25 minutes focused on the newest math concept and review, and the remaining 5 for mental math.