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:
Addition and Subtraction:
fluently adding and subtracting multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm
Multiplicaton:
find all factors of a whole number between 1 - 100
determine if a number is prime or composite
multiply up to a 4-digit by 1 digit number
multiply a 2-digit by 2-digit number
multiplicative comparison in a word problem
Division:
divide a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number
use arrays or area models to explain calculations
Fractions:
generate equivalent fractions using multiplication
compare fractions
decompose a fraction in more than one way
add and subtract fractions and/or mixed numbers with like denominators
multiply a whole number by a fraction
Decimals:
use decimals for fractions with denominators of 10 or 100 (tenths or hundredths)
convert decimals of tenths or hundredths into fraction form
Geometry:
identify and/or draw points, lines, line segments, rays, right angles, acute angles and obtuse angles
draw parallel and perpendicular lines
identify, draw and or recognize a line of symmetry