5th grade math
United States · ages 10–11
Standard algorithms, fractions and decimals — recall speed matters throughout.
What is expected
- Multiply multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm
- Divide by two-digit divisors
- Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions
- Perform operations with decimals to hundredths
A summary of typical expectations, not an official curriculum document. Your child’s school is the authority on what they are covering.
Practise it
Number facts are the part that has to be automatic — everything else in the year is slower and harder without them.