Below is a list of the topics covered in fifth grade math (not necessarily in the order shown). For a more detailed description of the standards, click here. For parent information about supporting your child in grade five math, click here.
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Write and interpret numerical expressions.
Analyze patterns and relationships.
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Understand the place value system.
Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.
The Number System
Gain familiarity with concepts of positive and negative integers.
Measurement and Data
Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.
Represent and interpret data.
Geometric measurement: Understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.
Geometry
Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.