The first days back to school are very busy and exciting for students. They’re learning new routines, getting to know you as their teacher, and making new friends. It’s an exciting but distracting time and it’s often a challenge to get students engaged after having the summer off. Most students haven’t been doing any school work for months so it can be difficult for them to get back into the swing of school. During this time, I suggest using transition resources that will help students learn the new routines of your classroom. It’s also helpful to start with reviewing content so they don’t feel too overwhelmed. Using any of these 5 Back to School Activities for 5th Grade Math will help your students review the topics from 4th-grade math without being too overwhelmed.
1. Back to School Math Worksheets for 5th Grade Math
This is my favorite back-to-school resource for 5th-grade math. It has a wonderful review of all the math topics from 4th-grade math and your students will love the back-to-school theme. All the questions are multiple-choice so they’re easy for students to complete and not too intimidating. Each of the questions also has the common core alignment so you can see which 4th-grade topics need to be reviewed before you start teaching 5th-grade math. Best of all, it’s no prep! Just print and you’re ready to go.
Here’s what one teacher had to say about this resource: “I used this as a pre-assessment for my incoming 5th graders. I loved that it is aligned with common core standards that are printed with each question. This can also be used again at the end of the year or throughout the year to assess progress on student goals.”
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2. Summer Math for Rising 5th Graders
Here is another favorite of mine with the 5 Back to School Activities for 5th Grade Math. If your students are still in the summer mindset, this summer math packet can be a great transition. The packet has multiple-choice questions that are similar to the back-to-school math worksheets but there are also additional skills pages for your students to work on as well.
This packet would work great for homework assignments for the first days of school. It’s also great for classwork or math centers. There are so many ways to use these fun worksheets in the first days of 5th-grade math.
3. 4th Grade Math Review Task Cards
If you feel like your students need an additional review of 4th-grade math, these task cards would be perfect. They’re digital and printable giving you lots of options in assigning them to students. They feature 48 different task cards that review ALL the 4th-grade math topics. They even have the common core alignment on each task card so you can easily see which topics students are struggling with.
Task cards are great because they can be used throughout the entire school year. They’re also a great way to have your students get up and move if you use them for Math Centers, Scoot, Around the Room, or a Scavenger Hunt.
4. 4th Grade Math Review Boom Cards
These Boom Cards are another helpful way to review all the 4th-grade math topics at the beginning of the school year. If you’re new to Boom Cards, check out this post on 6 Reasons to Use Boom Cards in Your Classroom.
Students love them because they are interactive, fun, and are self-correcting. You will love them because they save you time in grading assignments. As an added bonus, they track student data which helps you determine which topics students are struggling with. You might also be interested in the 5th-grade Math Boom Card Bundle for your students.
4. 4th Grade Math Review Games
If you enjoy playing Jeopardy-like games with your students, you will love these review games. This product features 2 different games that you play similar to Jeopardy. All the questions are editable so you can customize them for your class or keep the questions as they are. They’re totally flexible.
Once your students have mastered all the 4th-grade math topics as review, you could move on to the 5th-grade topics for review. Your students will have so much fun playing the game that they will forget they are reviewing. Plus, playing games as a class it’s a great way for students to get to know their classmates while learning to work collaboratively.
I hope these resources are helpful for you and your students starting 5th grade.