Rhode Island 5th Grade Math Curriculum
Video lessons and practice for every 5th grade math topic. Aligned to Rhode Island Math Standards so your child can keep up with class or get ahead.
Rhode Island 5th Grade Math Curriculum | StudyPugHelp
ID | Standard | StudyPug Topic |
|---|---|---|
5.OA.A.1 | Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols. |
5.OA.A.2 | Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. |
5.OA.B.3 | Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules. Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms. Form ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the two patterns, and graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. |
5.NBT.A.1 | Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left. |
5.NBT.A.2 | Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10. |
5.NBT.A.3 | Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths. |
5.NBT.A.4 | Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place. |
5.NBT.B.5 | Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm. |
5.NBT.B.6 | Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. |
5.NBT.B.7 | Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction. |
5.NF.A.1 | Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. |
5.NF.A.2 | Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators. |
5.NF.B.3 | Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator (a/b = a ÷ b). |
5.NF.B.4 | Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction. |
5.NF.B.6 | Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers. |
5.NF.B.7 | Apply and extend previous understandings of division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions. |
5.MD.3 | Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement. |
5.G.1 | Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system. |
5.G.2 | Represent real world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation. |
5th Grade Math Topics in Rhode Island
Rhode Island 5th grade math covers a wide range of topics that build essential skills for middle school. Students work with numerical expressions, place value, decimals, fractions, measurement, geometry, and data. Every topic on StudyPug aligns to Rhode Island Math Standards so students are always learning what their teacher expects.
Fractions and Decimals
A large part of 5th grade math focuses on fractions and decimals. Students learn to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators, multiply fractions by whole numbers and other fractions, and divide unit fractions by whole numbers. Decimal topics include reading and writing decimals to thousandths, rounding, and performing all four operations with decimals to hundredths.
Algebraic Thinking and Expressions
5th graders begin working with algebraic thinking by writing and interpreting numerical expressions using parentheses, brackets, and braces. They also generate number patterns from rules and graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane — an important foundation for pre-algebra.
Geometry and Volume
Students explore two-dimensional figures by classifying them in a hierarchy based on their properties. They also study volume as an attribute of three-dimensional shapes, counting unit cubes and applying multiplication and addition formulas to solve real-world volume problems.
Measurement and Data
5th graders convert units within the same measurement system and create line plots to display data sets involving fractions of a unit. These skills connect math to everyday situations and prepare students for more advanced data analysis in later grades.
- Numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets, and braces
- Place value, powers of 10, and decimal operations
- Fraction addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
- Volume measurement and real-world problems
- Coordinate plane and graphing ordered pairs
- Classification of two-dimensional figures