Math 5

Big ideas in grade 5 math include: 

• Developing fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions;
• Developing understanding of multiplication and division of fractions in limited cases (unit fractions divided by whole numbers and whole numbers divided by unit fractions); 
• Extending division to two-digit divisors; 
• Developing understanding of operations with decimals to hundredths; 
• Developing fluency with whole number and decimal operations; and 
• Developing understanding of volume

The mathematical work for grade 5 is broken into 8 units:

1. Finding Volume
2. Fractions as Quotients and Fraction Multiplication
3. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
4. Wrapping Up Multiplication and Division with Multi-digit Numbers
5. Place Value Patterns and Decimal Operations
6. More Decimal and Fraction Operations
7. Shapes on the Coordinate Plane
8. Putting it All Together