The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series: Book 5

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With Book 5, the recommended schedule changes from every day to four days per week. For the fifth day, a hands-on geometry lesson should be completed from Charlotte Mason Practical Geometry, Part 1. These weekly geometry lessons give the student experience with mathematical tools such as a compass and protractor, and guide the student in understanding foundational ideas in geometry.

This hands-on approach develops the student’s comfort with the mechanics of tools, drawings, and geometrical concepts before formal geometry and proofs are introduced. We suggest that 5th grade students work on arithmetic Monday through Thursday, with Friday reserved for practical geometry.

For a complete Charlotte Mason grade 5 math curriculum, you will need The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 5, Charlotte Mason Practical Geometry, Part 1, and a Math Notebook for your child (sized according to your child’s handwriting).

Add the optional Practical Geometry kit for a helpful collection of geometry tools corresponding to the lessons. A convenient 5th grade math kit is available that includes The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 5, Charlotte Mason Practical Geometry, Part 1, and the Practical Geometry kit.

Book 5 Features

The lessons in The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 5, follow Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and methods for teaching math as outlined above. In Book 5 you will find

• Day-by-day lessons, so you can guide your student with confidence;
• Straightforward instructions, so you (or any other teacher) can open and go with no prep time;
• Extra pages of review containing hundreds of bonus questions, so you can easily linger on any concept needed;
• End-of-term exams that can be customized according to where your child is in the lessons;
• Helpful teaching tips, so you can be sure you’re teaching math in a Charlotte Mason way;
• A beautiful and durable hard cover that will stand up well to many years of enjoyable math lessons;
• A full year of math for students in grade 5 or excellent review lessons for older students who need to solidify their grasp of multiplication, division, fractions, and weights and measures;
• A non-consumable resource that will make a wonderful addition to your homeschool library and can be used with all of your children.

Book 5 is a beautiful addition to The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series and an exciting way to strengthen your relationship with your child as you continue to climb together in the mountainous land of mathematics, just as Charlotte Mason described it. And with lessons like these, you can be sure that every step taken will be on firm ground.

Arithmetic Concepts in Book 5

In The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, Book 5, your child will gain a solid understanding of these arithmetic concepts.

• Addition of decimals
• Subtraction of decimals
• Multiplication of decimals
• Division of decimals
• Dollars and cents
• Approximations
• Measurement by decimals
• Factors
• Measures of numbers
• Greatest Common Measure
• Numbers divisible by 2 through 12
• Prime numbers
• Greatest Common Factor
• Multiples of a number
• Least Common Multiple
• Fractions
• Improper fractions
• Simplifying fractions
• Addition of fractions
• Subtraction of fractions
• Addition & subtraction of mixed numbers
• Turning decimals into fractions
• Turning fractions into decimals
• Canceling

Related Resources

Book 1: Exploration of Numbers to 100
Book 2: The Four Rules and Tables; Work with Numbers to 1000
Book 3: Tables continued; Work with Numbers to 10,000; Weights & Measures
Book 4: Long Multiplication & Division; Metric Weights & Measures
Book 5: Decimals; Fractions; Factors
Book 6: Decimals & Fractions; Percentages; Ratios; Proportions (coming soon)

Practical Geometry Part 1

Placement guide