5th Grade Math
There are countless websites and web-based programs, providing resources for students’ success in mathematics. The following are a few of these resources that can be used by teachers, parents, and students to support student mathematical skill development.
Grade 5 Math Vocabulary
Knowledge of math vocabulary is an essential component of learning mathematics. In order to communicate math thinking clearly students need to learn and use appropriate vocabulary. Students will have exposure to the terms at the left by the end of Grade 5.
Topic 1: Understand Place Value
Essential Question: How are whole numbers and decimals written, compared, and ordered?
Virtual Nerd: Over 1,500 video lessons covering Middle Grades Math through Algebra 2 (Virtual Nerd Videos are used in our Math 5/6 Class)
https://virtualnerd.com/common-core/grade-5/5_NBT-numbers-operations-base-ten/A/1/
Comparing Number Values:
Comparing Number Values is an educational game for kids to practice greater than, less than, and equal drills. Players can choose to practice comparing whole numbers, fractions, decimals or all of them combined!
https://www.abcya.com/games/comparing_number_values
Decimal Basics with Tim & Moby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u-eQ7paz0Q
Topic 2: Add & Subtract Decimals to Hundredths
Essential Questions: How can sums and differences be estimated? What are the standard procedures for adding and subtracting decimals? How can sums and differences be found mentally?
Decimal Detective: A challenging math game designed for Grade 4+ to help in the understanding of the concept of decimal. In this game, students have to identify the decimal number with the help of given hints. This game will not only test students' knowledge of decimal, but will also help polishing their reasoning and critical thinking skills.
https://www.turtlediary.com/game/decimal-place-value.html
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to add and subtract decimals. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/imp-addition-and-subtraction-3
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/subtract-decimals
Topic 3: Fluently Multiply Multi-Digit Whole Numbers
Essential Question: What are the standard procedures for estimating and finding products of multi-digit numbers?
Virtual Nerd: Over 1,500 video lessons covering Middle Grades Math through Algebra 2 (Virtual Nerd Videos are used in our Math 5/6 Class)
https://virtualnerd.com/common-core/grade-5/5_NBT-numbers-operations-base-ten/B/5
Math Geek Mama: How to Multiply Double Digits: Strategies & Game Ideas
https://mathgeekmama.com/how-to-multiply-double-digits/
Effective Strategies to Teach Multi-Digit Multiplication
https://shelleygrayteaching.com/effective-strategies-teach-multi-digit-multiplication/
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to multiply multi-digit whole numbers. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
Topic 4: Use Strategies and Models to Multiply Decimals
Essential Question: What are the standard procedures for estimating and finding products involving decimals?
Virtual Nerd: Over 1,500 video lessons covering Middle Grades Math through Algebra 2 (Virtual Nerd Videos are used in our Math 5/6 Class)
https://virtualnerd.com/common-core/grade-5/5_NBT-numbers-operations-base-ten/B/7/
Place Value Pickle: Decimals
A fun, low prep game to develop number sense with tenths, hundredths and thousandths. Fun to play as teacher versus students and in partners/small groups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4gJTs4rNYU
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to multiply decimals and whole numbers. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/imp-multiplication-and-division-3
Topic 5: Use Models and Strategies to Divide Whole Numbers
Essential Question: What is the standard procedure for division and why does it work?
Virtual Nerd: Over 1,500 video lessons covering Middle Grades Math through Algebra 2 (Virtual Nerd Videos are used in our Math 5/6 Class)
https://virtualnerd.com/common-core/grade-5/5_NBT-numbers-operations-base-ten/B/6/
Division with 2 Digit Divisors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdU_rf7eMTI
Videos and practice problems on how to divide whole numbers. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
Topic 6: Use Models and Strategies to Divide Decimals
Essential Question: What are the standard procedures for estimating and finding quotients involving decimals?
Virtual Nerd: Over 1,500 video lessons covering Middle Grades Math through Algebra 2 (Virtual Nerd Videos are used in our Math 5/6 Class)
https://virtualnerd.com/common-core/grade-5/5_NBT-numbers-operations-base-ten/B/7/
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to divide decimals. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/divide-decimals
Topic 7: Use Equivalent Fractions to Add and Subtract Fractions
Essential Questions: How can sums and differences of fractions and mixed numbers be estimated? What are some standard procedures for adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers?
Virtual Nerd: Over 1,500 video lessons covering Middle Grades Math through Algebra 2 (Virtual Nerd Videos are used in our Math 5/6 Class)
https://virtualnerd.com/common-core/grade-5/5_NF-numbers-operations-fractions/A/1/
Satisfraction: Choose compare and then work through different strategies. Also try simplifying at different levels.
https://tangmath.com/satisfraction
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to add and subtract fractions. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/imp-fractions-3
Activities to Build Fraction Understanding
Comparing Fractions: Dirt Bike Comparing Fractions is a multiplayer math game that allows students from anywhere in the world to play tug of war with each other while practicing comparing fractions!
https://www.arcademics.com/games/dirt-bike-comparing-fractions
Comparing Number Values:
Comparing Number Values is an educational game for kids to practice greater than, less than, and equal drills. Players can choose to practice comparing whole numbers, fractions, decimals or all of them combined!
https://www.abcya.com/games/comparing_number_values
Improper fractions and Mixed fractions video: What is an improper fraction? How do you change an improper fraction to a mixed number and a mixed number to an improper fraction?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggYdPef3Nuk
Topic 8: Apply Understanding of Multiplication to Multiply Fractions
Essential Questions: What does it mean to multiply whole numbers and fractions? How can multiplication with whole numbers and fractions be shown using models and symbols?
Virtual Nerd: Over 1,500 video lessons covering Middle Grades Math through Algebra 2 (Virtual Nerd Videos are used in our Math 5/6 Class)
https://virtualnerd.com/common-core/grade-5/5_NF-numbers-operations-fractions/B/4/4a/
Multiplying fractions: Video reviewing how to multiply whole number by a fraction and fraction multiplied by a fraction and how to simplify a fraction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sxfriO_IV0
Multiplying fraction games: Games that students can practice multiplying fraction by fraction, multiplying mixed numbers by a fraction, multiplying mixed number by mixed number, simplifying and estimating. SplashLearn is a great FREE website that offers games for students to practice
https://www.splashlearn.com/multiplying-fractions-games
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to multiply fractions. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/5th-multiply-fractions
Topic 9: Apply Understanding of Division to Divide Fractions
Essential Questions: How are fractions related to division? How can you divide with whole numbers and unit fractions?
Modeling dividing unit fraction by a whole number . A video using models to visually explain how to divide a unit fraction by a whole number. Modeling shows how quotient is less than the dividend when dividing by a whole number.
Dividing Fractions. Video demonstrating how to divide fractions by changing division problem to multiplication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKCBspYtrSU&t=234s
Dividing whole numbers by unit fraction and unit fractions by whole numbers games. SplashLearn is a great FREE website that offers games for students to practice
https://www.splashlearn.com/math/divide-fractions-games-for-5th-graders
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to divide fractions. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/divide-fraction
Topic 10: Understand Volume Concepts
Essential Questions: What is the meaning of volume of a solid? How can the volume of a rectangular prism be found?
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to find the volume of rectangular prisms. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/5th-volume
Find volume with unit cubes video. How to use formulas V=Bh and V= l x w x h to find the volume of a rectangular prism made of unit cubes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxkRlIAucM
Finding volume of a rectangular prism video. How to use formula V= l x w x h to find the volume of a rectangular prism with dimensions provided.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i_XprDGeVs
Volume games: Games that students can practice finding the volume using unit cubes and the formula for volume. SplashLearn is a great FREE website that offers games for students to practice.
https://www.splashlearn.com/math/volume-games-for-5th-graders
Topic 11: Convert Measurements
Essential Questions: What are customary measurement units and how are they related? What are the metric measurement units and how are they related?
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to convert units of measure. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/imp-measurement-and-data-3
Conversions of measurement games: Games that students can practice converting metric and customary units of weight, capacity and length. SplashLearn is a great FREE website that offers games for students to practice.
https://www.splashlearn.com/math/conversion-of-measurement-units-games-for-5th-graders
Topic 12: Represent and Interpret Data
Essential Question: How can Line Plots be used to represent data and answer questions?
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to graph and interpret data on line plots. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/line-plots
Video on how to create a line plot and how to interpret data to answer questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3uIUlll67s
Topic 13: Algebra: Write and Interpret Numerical Expressions
Essential Question: How is the value of a numerical expression found?
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to construct, evaluate and translate numerical expressions. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/imp-algebraic-thinking
Numerical expression games: Games that students can practice simplifying, evaluating and forming numerical expressions. SplashLearn is a great FREE website that offers games for students to practice.
https://www.splashlearn.com/math/numerical-expressions-games-for-5th-graders
Topic 14: Graph Points on the Coordinate Plane
Essential Questions: How are points plotted? How are relationships shown on a graph?
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to graph points and identify coordinates and points on a coordinate plane. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/imp-geometry-3
Coordinate plane BrainPop video introducing the coordinate plane and how to plot points.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCxQBwwH57c
Coordinate plane games: Games that students can practice how to identify the coordinates and plot points. SplashLearn is a great FREE website that offers games for students to practice.
https://www.splashlearn.com/math/coordinate-planes-games-for-5th-graders
Topic 15: Algebra: Analyze Patterns and Relationships
Essential Questions: How can patterns be analyzed and graphed? How can number patterns and graphs be used to solve problems?
Video on how to create a table with a pattern and analyze patterns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u-SBkNU5YM&list=RDCMUCY-ywrKyfsSFF1tILNH1pNA&index=1
Number pattern games: Games that students can practice generating patterns and identifying the rule of the pattern. SplashLearn is a great FREE website that offers games for students to practice.
https://www.splashlearn.com/math/number-patterns-games-for-5th-graders
Topic 16: Geometric Measurement: Classify Two-Dimensional Figures
Essential Question: How can triangles and quadrilaterals be described, classified, and named?
Videos, practice problems and quizzes to learn how to identify properties and classify triangles and quadrilaterals. Khan Academy is a free math site that provides instructional videos and practice problems.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/properties-of-shapes
Video and explanation of how to identify triangles by sides and angles.
https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/classify-triangle.html
Video on identifying and classifying quadrilaterals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMkY_uIku9Q
2D Shape games: Games that students can practice identifying attributes of 2D shapes, polygons, quadrilaterals and classify shapes. SplashLearn is a great FREE website that offers games for students to practice.
https://www.splashlearn.com/math/shapes-games-for-5th-graders