FAST Success Kit: Adding & Subtracting Decimals

Teacher Guide

5-10 minute lesson plan

Learning objectives
Common misconceptions
Step-by-step lesson
IXL skill recommendations

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Concept Worksheet

Visual learning + guided practice

Lining up decimal points
Adding with different place values
Subtracting with regrouping
Guided practice problems

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Practice Worksheet

Independent practice problems

Addition problems
Subtraction problems
Mixed operations
Word problems

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FAST Practice Quiz

Test-format questions

Multiple choice questions
Multi-select questions
Mirrors actual FAST format
6 assessment questions

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Parent Activity

10-minute home activities

Shopping math activity
Receipt calculations
Conversation starters
Spanish summary included

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Answer Keys

Teacher use only

All worksheet answers
Quiz answer explanations
Scoring guide
Intervention suggestions

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About This Kit

This FAST Success Kit is designed to help Grade 5 students master adding and subtracting decimals to the thousandths before taking the Florida FAST assessment. All content is aligned to Florida B.E.S.T. Standards and fact-checked for accuracy.

Standard Covered:

MA.5.NSO.2.4 - Explore the addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths.

Key Concepts: Lining up decimal points, adding decimals with different place values, subtracting with regrouping, estimating sums and differences