"Students build critical thinking and put problem-solving strategies to work with these fun, ready-to-go, learning-packed activates! Motivating puzzles, riddles, games, stories, and interactive reproducibles reinforce important grade-specific math skills and concepts and build computational fluency. Includes ideas for group and class discussions, suggestions for connecting writing and math, easy assessment ideas, and a student self-evaluation form, teacher checklist, and scoring rubric"--Page 4 of cover.

"Easy standards-based lessons, activities and reproducibles that build and reinforce the math skills and concepts 5th graders need to know"--Cover.