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Saxon Math 5/4

Saxon Math 5/4 (3rd edition) covers concepts such as number sense, numeration, numerical operations, measurement and geometry, patterns, relationships, math functions, and data manipulation. Students will specifically learn to add three-digit numbers, subtract numbers with regrouping, read time, write numbers, estimate arithmetic answers, divide with two-digit answers, multiply three or more factors, simplify fraction answers, use a decimal number line, and more. (120 Lessons plus 12 Investigations)

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Saxon Math 5/4 student textbook cover

What Saxon Math 5/4 Covers

  • Number sense, numeration, and place value
  • Adding and subtracting with regrouping
  • Multiplying three or more factors
  • Dividing with two-digit answers
  • Simplifying fractions and using a decimal number line
  • Measurement and geometry
  • Patterns, functions, and estimating answers

Saxon Math 5/4 Table of Contents

The full lesson-by-lesson scope and sequence for Saxon Math 5/4, so you know exactly what your student will learn before you start.

132 lessons

  • Lesson 1·Review of Addition/ Addition Stories/Missing Addends, Part 1

  • Lesson 2·Missing Addends, Part 2

  • Lesson 3·Sequences/Digits

  • Lesson 4·Place Value

  • Lesson 5·Ordinal Numbers/Months of the Year

  • Lesson 6·Review of Subtraction/Addition and Subtraction Fact Families

  • Lesson 7·Writing Numbers through 999

  • Lesson 8·Adding Money

  • Lesson 9·Adding with Regrouping

  • Lesson 10·Even/Odd Numbers

  • Investigation 1·Number Lines

  • Lesson 11·Addition Stories with Missing Addends

  • Lesson 12·Missing Numbers in Subtraction

  • Lesson 13·Adding Three Digit Numbers

  • Lesson 14·Subtracting Two-Digit and Three-Digit Numbers/Missing Two-Digit Addends

  • Lesson 15·Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers with Regrouping

  • Lesson 16·Expanded Form/More on Missing Numbers in Subtraction

  • Lesson 17·Adding Columns of Numbers with Regrouping

  • Lesson 18·Reading Scales

  • Lesson 19·Reading Time from a Clock

  • Lesson 20·Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Ten/Rounding Money to the Nearest Dollar

  • Investigation 2·Units of Length and Perimeter

  • Lesson 21·Triangles, Rectangles, Squares and Circles

  • Lesson 22·Naming fractions /Adding Dollars and Cents

  • Lesson 23·Lines, Segments, Rays, Angles

  • Lesson 24·More about missing Numbers in Addition and Subtraction

  • Lesson 25·Subtraction Stories

  • Lesson 26·Drawing Pictures of Fractions

  • Lesson 27·Multiplication as Repeated Addition/Elapsed Time

  • Lesson 28·Multiplication Table

  • Lesson 29·Multiplication Facts

  • Lesson 30·Subtracting Three Digit Numbers with Regrouping

  • Investigation 3·Multiplication Patterns

  • Lesson 31·Word problems about comparing

  • Lesson 32·Multiplication Facts (9's)

  • Lesson 33·Writing Numbers Through the Hundred Millions, part 1

  • Lesson 34·Writing Numbers Through the Hundred Millions, part 2

  • Lesson 35·Naming Mixed Numbers/Two Forms of Money

  • Lesson 36·Fractions of a Dollar

  • Lesson 37·Reading Fractions and Mixed Numbers from a Number Line

  • Lesson 38·Multiplication Facts (Memory Group)

  • Lesson 39·Reading an Inch Scale to the Nearest Fourth

  • Lesson 40·Capacity

  • Investigation 4·Decimals

  • Lesson 41·Subtracting Across Zeros/Missing Factors

  • Lesson 42·Multiplying Multiples of 10 and 100/ Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Hundred

  • Lesson 43·Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers, Part 1

  • Lesson 44·Multiplying Two Digit Numbers, Part 1

  • Lesson 45·Parentheses/Associative Property/ Naming Lines and Segments

  • Lesson 46·Division

  • Lesson 47·Other Ways to Show Division

  • Lesson 48·Multiplying Two Digit Numbers, Part 1

  • Lesson 49·Stories About Equal Groups, Part 1

  • Lesson 50·Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers, Part 2

  • Investigation 5·Percents

  • Lesson 51·Adding Numbers with More than Three Digits/Checking One-Digit Division

  • Lesson 52·Subtracting Numbers with More Than Three Digits/Stories About Equal Groups, Part 2

  • Lesson 53·One-Digit Division with a Remainder

  • Lesson 54·The Calendar/ Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Thousand

  • Lesson 55·Multiples/Factors

  • Lesson 56·Using Pictures to Compare Fractions

  • Lesson 57·Rate Word Problems

  • Lesson 58·Multiplying three Digit Numbers

  • Lesson 59·Estimating Arithmetic Answers

  • Lesson 60·Rate Problems with a Given Total

  • Investigation 6·Displaying Data Using Graphs

  • Lesson 61·Remaining Fraction/Two-Step Equations

  • Lesson 62·Multiplying Three or More Factors* Exponents

  • Lesson 63·Polygons

  • Lesson 64·Division with Two-Digit Answers, Part 1

  • Lesson 65·Divisor, Dividend, and Quotient/ Division with Two-Digit Answers, Part 2

  • Lesson 66·Similar and Congruent Figures

  • Lesson 67·Multiplying by Multiples of 10

  • Lesson 68·Division with two-Digit Answers and a Remainder

  • Lesson 69·Millimeters

  • Lesson 70·Stories about a Fraction of a Group

  • Investigation 7·Collecting Data with Surveys

  • Lesson 71·Division Answers Ending in Zero

  • Lesson 72·Finding Information to Solve Problems

  • Lesson 73·Geometric Transformations

  • Lesson 74·Fraction of a Set

  • Lesson 75·Measuring Turns

  • Lesson 76·Division with 3 Digit Answers/Dividing Money

  • Lesson 77·US Customary Units of Weight/Metric Units of Mass

  • Lesson 78·Classifying Triangles

  • Lesson 79·Symmetry

  • Lesson 80·Division with Zeros in Three Digit Answers

  • Investigation 8·Graphing Relationships

  • Lesson 81·Angle Measures

  • Lesson 82·Tessellations

  • Lesson 83·Sales Tax/Change Back

  • Lesson 84·Decimal Number to Thousandths

  • Lesson 85·Multiplying by 10, by 100 and by 1000

  • Lesson 86·Multiplying Round Numbers Mentally

  • Lesson 87·Multiplying Two-Two Digit Numbers, Part 1

  • Lesson 88·Remainders in Stories About Equal Groups

  • Lesson 89·Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

  • Lesson 90·Multiplying Two-Two Digit Numbers, Part 1

  • Investigation 9·Investigations Fractions with Manipulatives

  • Lesson 91·Decimal Place Value

  • Lesson 92·Classifying Quadrilaterals

  • Lesson 93·Estimating Multiplication and Division Answers

  • Lesson 94·Two-Step Word Problems

  • Lesson 95·Two-Step Problems about a Fraction of a Group

  • Lesson 96·Average

  • Lesson 97·Mean, Median, Mode and Range

  • Lesson 98·Geometric Solids

  • Lesson 99·Decimal Numbers and Money

  • Lesson 100·Hands on Today - You are on Your Own

  • Investigation 10·Probability

  • Lesson 101·Tables/Schedules

  • Lesson 102·Decimal Number Line: Tenths and Hundredths

  • Lesson 103·Fractions to Equivalent to 1/Fractions Equivalent to 1/2

  • Lesson 104·Changing Improper Fractions to Whole or Mixed Numbers

  • Lesson 105·Dividing by 10

  • Lesson 106·Evaluating Expressions

  • Lesson 107·Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Common Denominators

  • Lesson 108·Formulas/ Distributive Property

  • Lesson 109·Equivalent Fractions

  • Lesson 110·Dividing by Multiples of 10

  • Investigation 11·Volume

  • Lesson 111·Estimating Area

  • Lesson 112·Reducing Fractions

  • Lesson 113·Multiplying a Three- Digit Number by a Two-Digit Number

  • Lesson 114·Simplifying Fractions Answers

  • Lesson 115·Renaming Fractions

  • Lesson 116·Common Denominators

  • Lesson 117·Rounding Whole Numbers through Hundred Millions

  • Lesson 118·Dividing by Two -Digit Numbers

  • Lesson 119·Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Different Denominators

  • Lesson 120·Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Different Denominators

  • Investigation 12·Solving Equations

Textbooks You'll Need for Saxon Math 5/4

You supply your own textbooks; Nicole the Math Lady provides the video lessons, grading, and support (The Math Pass). Here are the materials and where to buy them.

Saxon Math 5/4 Homeschool Kit, 3rd Edition cover

Saxon Math 5/4 Homeschool Kit, 3rd Edition

Saxon Math 5/4 Student Textbook, 3rd Edition cover

Saxon Math 5/4 Student Textbook, 3rd Edition

Saxon Math 5/4 Solutions Manual, 3rd Edition cover

Saxon Math 5/4 Solutions Manual, 3rd Edition

Saxon Math 5/4 Tests and Worksheets, 3rd Edition cover

Saxon Math 5/4 Tests and Worksheets, 3rd Edition

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Saxon Math 5/4 — Common Questions

Saxon Math 5/4 (3rd edition) covers concepts such as number sense, numeration, numerical operations, measurement and geometry, patterns, relationships, math functions, and data manipulation. Students will specifically learn to add three-digit numbers, subtract numbers with regrouping, read time, write numbers, estimate arithmetic answers, divide with two-digit answers, multiply three or more factors, simplify fraction answers, use a decimal number line, and more. (120 Lessons plus 12 Investigations)
Saxon Math 5/4 is designed for students working at roughly a 4th Grade level, but placement is based on mastered skills rather than age. The most reliable way to confirm the right starting point is to take the free placement test.
Most students complete Saxon Math 5/4 in one school year at a pace of about four to five lessons per week. You can move faster or slower — the program is self-paced, so spend extra time on tougher topics and move quickly through ones your student already knows.
Our video lessons and online grading follow the Saxon Math 5/4 3rd edition, and the exact materials are listed above with links to buy them. A Homeschool Kit bundles the student textbook, tests, and solutions; you can also purchase those components separately.

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