The NYS Common Core Learning Standards for Math drive the instruction of each grade level. Here are some of the areas your child will be exploring in math this year:
Multiplicaton:
multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm
multiply decimals to the hundredths place
Division:
divide 4 digit whole number by a 2 digit whole number
divide decimals to the hundredths place
Fractions:
add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators
multiply a fraction by a whole number
multiply a fraction by a fraction
divide a whole number by a unit fraction
divide a unit fraction by a whole number
use benchmark fractions to explain reasonableness of fraction calculations
Decimals:
read, write and compare decimals to the thousandths place
add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to the hundredths place
Measurement
find area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths