Manchester Public Schools
Office of Equity and Partnerships
Grade 5 Math Curriculum Information
Math
Here are the things your child will be expected to accomplish during the school year…
Fall
- Multiply and divide multi-digit whole numbers quickly and accurately.
- Multiply using the standard algorithm:
- Divide using an area model:
- Divide using partial quotients:
- Write, compare, and order decimals to the thousandths.
- Estimate decimals by rounding to nearest tenths and hundredths using a number line.
- Find patterns when multiplying and dividing by powers of 10.
- Watch this example for powers of 10 and decimals
ex: 2.4 x 10 = 24
2.4 x 100 = 240
2.4 10 = .24
2.4 100 = .024
- Add and subtract decimals to the hundredths place.
- Multiply and divide decimals to the hundredths place.
Winter
- Add and subtract fractions by finding a common denominator (number of equal parts the whole is divided into)
- Add and subtract mixed numbers using equivalent fractions and a common denominator
- Multiply fractions using an area model
- Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths
- Multiply mixed numbers
- Compare the size of the product (answer to a multiplication problem) to the size of one factor (number being multiplied) without multiplying
- Divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions (unit fraction: any fraction with a numerator)
Spring
- Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties (ie; number of sides, angles, parallel lines, etc).
- Understand the concept of volume, and solve word problems involving volume (the number of cubic units needed to fill a solid figure). We find volume by multiplying the length x width x height.
- Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.
- Write simple expressions using a combination of operations and numbers that show a mathematical problem.
(6 times the sum of 3 and 4 is 6 x (3+4).
- Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
- Analyze patterns and relationships using given rules. (You start with $50 in your account and each week you add $15. At the end of 5 weeks how much will you have?)
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