Grade 5 Math
18 anchors across decimals, operations, fractions, measurement, geometry, and data
Begin the baseline only after the Summer Field Guide presentation. Unit 1 is expected in late August; a later handoff moves the home calendar rather than creating backlog.
Post-Summer-Lab handoff
Grade 5 Baseline Check
A short post-Summer-Lab check that finds the right starting point without replaying whole courses.
Unit 1 · Late August–September 2026
Decimal Sense and Operations
Application: Checkout Champion — receipt or basket cards
- 1 Place Value Through Thousandths Read, compare, round, and explain powers-of-ten patterns. Confirm and skip when secure Ready
- 2 Decimal Addition and Subtraction Estimate first, then calculate accurately with money and measurement. Ready
- 3 Decimal Multiplication and Division Use whole-number factors and divisors, receipts, splitting, and reasonableness. Ready
Unit 2 · October 2026
Whole-Number Fluency, Expressions, Equations, and Patterns
Application: Delivery route or event budget
- 4 Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division Work with larger products and two-digit divisors, checked by estimation. Ready
- 5 Multi-Step Problems and Reasonableness Choose operations, reject distractions, and critique implausible answers. Ready
- 6 Expressions, Equations, and Patterns Use brackets, pan balances, one-step equations, function tables, and rules. Ready
Unit 3 · November–December 2026
Fraction Operations and Representation
Application: Build Scale Lab — cardboard arcade, room, or materials plan
- 7 Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions Use models, estimation, and efficient common-denominator methods. Ready
- 8 Multiply Fractions Connect fraction multiplication to area and scaling models. Ready
- 9 Conceptual Fraction Division Interpret sharing and measurement division from unit cases through general fractions. Ready
- 10 Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages Choose and move among useful equivalent representations. Confirm and skip when secure Ready
Unit 4 · January–February 2027
Measurement, Area, and Volume
Application: Box Builder — compare metric base area and volume with blocks or cardboard
- 11 Metric Measurement and Area Convert metric measures and apply a rectangle area formula with square units. Ready
- 12 Area Layers and Prism Volume Connect base area, unit-cube layers, dimensions, and cubic units. Ready
- 13 Additive Volume and Design Decompose compound solids and compare constrained designs. Ready
Unit 5 · March 2027
Coordinates, Transformations, and Shape Reasoning
Application: Four-quadrant Coordinate Battleship and transformation studio — paper fallback remains valid
- 14 Four-Quadrant Coordinate Plane Locate, compare, and translate signed ordered pairs across four quadrants. Ready
- 15 Classify and Compare Two-Dimensional Figures Build property hierarchies and distinguish congruent, similar, and unrelated figures. Ready
- 16 Four-Quadrant Transformation Design Translate, reflect, and rotate a four-quadrant design without changing its size or shape. Ready
Unit 6 · April–May 2027
Data, Probability, and Critique
Application: Collect, summarize, and graph authentic data; model compound chance with a tree diagram