Mathematics 5 curriculum guide 2015 I table of contents acknowledgements

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MATHEMATICS 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE 2015
Suggested Assessment Strategies
Resources/Notes
PATTERNS IN MATHEMATICS
Authorized Resource
General Outcome: Use Patterns to Describe the World and to Solve Problems
Paper and Pencil
• 
Ask students to extend the following patterns and describe how the 
elements are changing .
3, 6, 9, 12, ____, _____, ____
8, 17, 26, 35, ____, _____, ____
97, 86, 75, 64, ____, ____, ____
49, 42, 35, 28, ____, ____, ____
(5PR1.1)
Performance
• 
Ask students to work with a partner to build a staircase using either 
connecting cubes or rods from base ten materials. 
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Step Number of Blocks
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
6
10
Ask students to:
(i) Copy and extend the pattern above to show the next three steps.
(ii) Describe what they notice about the pattern.
(iii) Record the pattern on the chart provided. 
(iv) Think about many blocks might be in the tenth step and explain
how they made that guess.
(v) Extend the pattern to the tenth step.
(5PR1.1)
Math Focus 5
Getting Started
Collecting Pennies
Teacher Resource (TR): pp. 9-11
Student Book (SB): pp. 2-3
Note
In Getting Started, the focus is 
on patterns in a hundreds chart. 
Select only one or two practice 
exercises or omit completely as 
it does not reflect patterns at the 
Grade 5 level. 
Lesson 1: Modelling Patterns
TR: pp. 12-15
SB: pp. 4-6
Suggested Resources
• Resource Link: https://www.
k12pl.nl.ca/curr/k-6/math/
grade-5/links/unit7
-enrichment activities 
-Smart Exchange

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