Math Steps: Student Edition Grade 5 2000

We find that this is a great supplement to the school's fourth grade curriculum. It goes a little above the fourth grade math book, but is still at a level where my child work on it independently with little instruction.

I used this book to supplement curriculum in my fifth grade NYC classroom. This book is a much more standardized and sequenced method of instruction in contrast to the Everyday Math method that is currently the latest fad in public schools. For students that are able to learn from printed instructions, this book is exceptionally clear and well-sequenced. This book is also ideal to help literate, English speaking, parents to understand concepts that children might be learning in a general education fifth grade setting. A great supplement for those students that want more concrete, less language and more computationally oriented questions. Great for home learning.

When I taught fifth grade, this is the only math tool I used. The explanations are fantastic. For a teacher in California, this series is a great way to power through the math curriculum. My students' success was seen in their much-improved test scores!