Notes for Summer Prep: Summer math resources for use with students who just completed Grades 5 or 6 in May or June. It is recommended to select one color to print all of the resources for Grade Band 5-6, and to select other colors for the other grade bands. The suggested color for Grade Band 5-6 is yellow, but use the color assortment available. The downloadable files are listed under the heading, “Book Resource Files,” below.
Educator Guide for Grade Band 5-6: Provides the Educator with the overall organization and coding of resources along with specific summer math objectives for Grades 5 and 6, along with general directions about using the math activities with the students who just completed Grades 5 and 6. The Educator Guide includes ideas for expanding the use of these resources in a summer school setting.
Units 1- 5: Educator and Student Packets: Each Unit has an Educator Packet and a Student Packet. The Educator Packets provide specific directions and answer keys for the Unit. The Student Packets have the student response pages and game boards. Note: Many of the student pages have the Spanish translation on the same page as the English, so both languages are in one Student Packet. Each Summer Math Grade Band has the same four activities:
- Target Number
- Family Fun
- Cognitive Guided Instruction (CGI) word problems
- Snack Fraction
Grade Band 5-6 Icon = Owl: Summer Math uses icons to code the Educator and Student Packets, so Educators can make accommodations as needed. Look for the “owl” on Grade Band 5-6 resources.
Math Lessons: Grade Band 5-6 has six extra math lessons from the Math Matters curriculum that Educators can use if they identify skill areas that individual students need additional instruction. (See the Educator Guide for more details.)
Summer Assessments: Students just completing Fifth Grade take the fifth grade assessments, coded with ONE Owl icon. Students just finishing Sixth Grade use the sixth grade assessments, coded with TWO Owl icons. Grade 5 and 6 assessments are designed for the students to read and write their solutions. Note: Student assessments are available in English or Spanish. Each assessment has an Educator with scoring information.
MASTER Copy: The files for Grade Band 5-6 are too large to everything in one MASTER, so the MASTER is split. The MASTER copies are designed for 2-sided printing.
- MASTER #1 has everything for Units 1 – 5 and the extra Math Lessons.
- MASTER #2 has the assessments.