Mathematics 5 curriculum guide 2015 I table of contents acknowledgements

1 200
2 × 673
3 × 444
4 × 256
6 × 184
6 × 524
4 × 888
9 × 444
4 × 973
3 600
6 × 555
9 × 381
6 × 631
4 × 918
(5N2.2, 5N2.3, 5N2.4)

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MATHEMATICS 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE 2015
Specific Outcomes
MULTIPLICATION
Suggestions for Teaching and Learning
Students will be expected to:
Number
5N2 Continued...
Students should work with a variety of problems that require them to 
use estimation strategies such as:
Maren and her friends each read a different story by Hans Christian 
Andersen. Maren said she had read the most because her story had the 
most pages. Nicholas pointed out that his story had more lines on a 
page so he actually read the most. Finally, Brooklyn and Jaxon decided 
they should all estimate the number of lines in their stories to settle the 
argument.
Name
Story
Number of Pages Lines per Page
Maren
The Ugly 
Duckling
29
18
Nicholas
The Steadfast 
Tin Soldier
16
25
Brooklyn
The Princess and 
the Pea
24
17
Jason
The Fir Tree
18
19
Ask students to:
(i) Select and use strategies to estimate the number of lines in each story
to find out who read the most. Show your thinking.
Explain which person read the most.
(ii) Explain why you used the estimation strategy or strategies that you
chose. 
(Source: www.LearnAlberta.ca Grade 5, Number (SO 2) 2008 )
5N2.6 Select and use an 
estimation strategy for a given 
problem.
Achievement Indicator:

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