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