Grade 5 Math Course of Study

 

The following topics of study are based on the national standards and state standards.

1. Demonstrate number sense by comparing, ordering, rounding, and expanding whole numbers through millions and decimals to thousandths.

2. Solve problems involving basic operation on whole numbers, including addition and subtraction of seven-digit numbers, multiplication with two-digit multipliers, and division with two-digit divisors.

3. Solve word problems that involve decimals, fractions, or money.

4. Determine the sum and difference of fractions with common and uncommon denominators.

5. Identify numbers less than zero by extending the number line.

6. Demonstrate the commutative, associative, and identity properties of addition and multiplication of whole numbers.

7. Write a number sentence for a problem expressed in words.

8. Identify regular polygons and congruent polygons.

9. Identify components of the Cartesian plane, including the x-axis, y-axis, origin, and quadrants.

10. Identify the center, radius, and diameter of a circle.

11. Estimate the perimeter and area of irregular shapes using unit squares and grid paper.

12. Calculate the perimeter of rectangles from measured dimensions.

13. Convert a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit of measurement within the same system, customary and/or metric.

14. Use common fractions to represent probability of events that are neither certain nor impossible.