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Need Year 5 Math Vocabulary Printables? You’re in the right place. Increase Student Math Vocabulary with our Printables, Posters, Online Games & Distance Learning Resources. 

By the time students have reached Year 5 the number of Math words they have seen, heard and used is in the thousands. If students don’t understand these math words their levels of mathematical achievement can be severely impacted.  But with our Math Vocabulary Resources, we’ve got you covered!

A quick 5-minute brainstorm of math words and their meaning saves a whole world of confusion and helps kids feel knowledgable and more confident about maths BEFORE they’ve even solved a math problem! 

So learning math words is a ‘MUST’ in all my math lessons! 

But don’t just take my word for it. Did you know that there’s a ton of research to support the importance of good math vocabulary and achievement levels? 

Yep! Researchers have found that spending time on building math vocabulary will have a huge impact on student achievement.

 Studies by Swan & Dunstan; Hirsh & Nation found:

• vocabulary is connected with reading comprehension and is a predictor of students’ comprehension
• Students need to know 90-95% of the words in a text before they can comprehend that text
• Vocabulary needs to be explicitly taught first
• Students from low socioeconomic areas need greater support
• Teaching math vocabulary can help raise student achievement levels
• Students with high vocabulary are better at mathematical reasoning

So it’s pretty clear that including math vocabulary activities is a winner!

Related Posts: Year 5 Online Math Vocabulary Games 

Year 5 Math Vocabulary Printables

To help you build Math vocabulary with your students we created resources. from EYFS – Year 6. You will find:

• Printable Math Vocabulary Word Searches
• Math Vocabulary Posters
• PowerPoint Math Vocabulary Packs for use with Interactive Whiteboards, Ipads and Distance Learning Platforms
• Online Math Words Word searches 

As well as building a bank of words the activities can be used to facilitate “Number Talks” or “Math Chats” about each mathematical concept.