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Bilingual 5th Grade Math Vocab Cards – ESL/ELL

Illustrated English-Spanish math vocabulary cards, from fraction and decimal terms to angles and quadrilaterals, are grouped into five Common Core 5th-grade domains alongside blank note-taking pages for a personal glossary.
Grades
Grade 5, Elementary
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Updated Jul 19, 2023

Subject
Common Core
Topic
math vocabulary, word wall
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Support your ESL and ELL students in expanding their math vocabulary with these educational word wall cards, perfect for the beginning of the school year and as an ongoing teaching aid. Accommodating Spanish-speaking ELL students in your classroom can be challenging, especially when it comes to making grade-level content approachable. This bilingual math vocabulary resource can be your ally in enhancing comprehension and reinforcing crucial concepts, thereby saving you time.

The resource includes 101 words derived from the Common Core Math Standards for 5th grade. Each bilingual card displays a vocabulary word in both English and Spanish, complemented by an illustrative picture. The Spanish translations and accompanying visuals aid students in utilizing their existing knowledge and forming associations to grasp the meanings. What makes these cards even more user-friendly is that they are organized by topic and color-coded for easy reference.

The included topics are:

  • Number and Operations in Base Ten

  • Number and Operations: Fractions

  • Measurement and Data

  • Operations and Algebraic Thinking

  • Geometry

Picture Using it in Your Classroom: 

This is a multi-use resource that can be used in a variety of ways throughout the school year:

These cards serve as a teaching tool that can be employed during whole or small group lessons for introducing upcoming vocabulary. Additionally, these cards are perfect for revision sessions before assessments or activities, where they can be utilized in interactive games such as "heads up" or other engaging review games.

Establishing a word wall in your classroom using these cards is highly beneficial.

This can serve as a visual reference during activities, aiding students in making connections. The easy accessibility of these words promotes student independence and familiarity, subsequently boosting their confidence. The resource also includes note-taking pages which can be used by students to create personal dictionaries in their notebooks.

These can be incorporated as part of morning work or end-of-lesson activities, providing students with additional practice with the vocabulary.

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Learn the English and Spanish terms for core 5th-grade math vocabulary across number operations, fractions, measurement, algebraic thinking, and geometry.

  • Connect a math term to a visual representation (a diagram, equation, or shape) that reinforces its meaning.

  • Build a personal bilingual glossary of math vocabulary using the included note-taking tables.

Teaching tips

  • Use the cards as a year-round classroom word wall rather than a one-time introduction, as the teacher's tips page itself suggests.

  • Play 'Heads Up' or another guessing game with the cards in a whole-group or small-group setting to review vocabulary before assessments.

  • Print the blank English/Spanish/Notes tables so students can build their own glossary notebook alongside the illustrated cards.

  • Introduce new vocabulary in small groups using the cards before a unit begins, since each domain's cards are grouped together for topic-by-topic teaching.

Skills covered

  • Bilingual vocabulary acquisition — matching English math terms to their Spanish equivalents.

  • Visual-verbal association — connecting a term to a diagram, equation, or shape that illustrates its meaning.

  • Domain-based vocabulary organization — sorting terms under Number and Operations in Base Ten, Fractions, Measurement and Data, Algebraic Thinking, and Geometry.

  • Independent reference use — using a word wall or personal glossary to support vocabulary recall during other math work.

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