5th grade Math
Welcome to 5th grade math!! This year we will start with a focus on solidifying computational skills with all operations across various types of rational numbers. As the year progresses, we will also concentrate on geometric and algebraic concepts.
Place value
standard, expanded, and written forms; comparing and ordering; rounding; adding and subtracting; exponents
Adding/Subtracting Decimals
decimals on a grid; standard, expanded, and written forms; comparing and ordering; rounding; decimals as fractions; adding and subtracting
Multiplication/Division
powers of 10; multi-digit multipliers and multiplicands; divisibility rules; multi-digit divisors and dividends
Multiplying/Dividing Decimals
powers of 10; multiplying by decimals; dividing decimals by whole numbers and decimals
Adding/Subtracting Fractions
prime and composite numbers; factor trees; LCM and GCF; mixed numbers and improper fractions; simplest form; comparing and ordering; adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers; subtracting mixed numbers with renaming
Multiplying/Dividing fractions
multiplying whole numbers, fractions, and mixed numbers; reciprocals; dividing whole numbers, fractions, and mixed numbers
Plane/Coordinate geometry
coordinate plane; translating figures on a coordinate plane, 2-D shapes; triangles; quadrilaterals; protractors
measurement
length, weight, and capacity in the standard system; length, weight, and capacity in the metric system; mean, median, mode, and range; line plots
Area/volume
area of squares and rectangles; area of irregular shapes; volume of cubes and rectangular prisms; volume of irregular figures with rectangular prisms
Algebraic expressions/equations
order of operations; algebraic expressions; function tables; one-step equations