Math 5

River Valley School District Curriculum Template
Course name: 5th Grade Math		Credit(s) or Grade Level: 5
Academic Standards: Wisconsin Math Standards		Prerequisite(s): 4th
Course Description: 5th Grade Math has us exploring the place value system with shift patterns and powers of ten. We also work through all four operations of decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers. Students will apply these skills to real-life scenarios. Students will explore algebraic expressions and order of operations. No math class is complete without measurement and data. Students will revisit and continue to build skills throughout the year in a “spiral” approach. Students also engage in project based activities throughout the school year that influence the duration of our units. Our class consists of hands-on activities, centers, technology, skill and drill, etc. We will use a variety of approaches to find which strategy works best for you.

Units:	Duration:	Essential Learning/Outcomes:
Place Value	20-25 Days	Students identify place value location, value, and various ways to represent numbers. Students develop an understanding of the base-ten system. Students will also observe and apply shift patterns when multiplying and dividing with powers of 10.
Decimals	45-50 Days	Students extend their understanding of the baes-ten system to decimals. They compose and decompose a base-ten unit and observe its the same for decimals as for whole numbers. Students use the traditional algorithm of multiplying whole numbers with decimals and decimals with decimals. Students extend their understanding of division to include 2-digit divisors. They also explore dividing decimals by whole numbers and decimals by decimals. They solve real world problems and interpret remainders in the context of problems.
Fractions	40-55 Days	Students will review equivalent and simplifying fractions. Students add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers. They represent the addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators as equivalent problems with like denominators. Students extend work with multiplication and fractions. They explore division of fractions. Visual models and real world situations are used to illustrate fraction concepts.
Algebra, Patterns, and Coordinate Graphs	15-18 Days	Students read, write, simplify and evaluate algebraic expressions using Order of Operations. They explore patterns and relationships, and plot and locate points in the coordinate plane.
Measurement & Data	25 Days	Students convert units within the same measurement system using both multiplication and division. They review perimeter and area and explore the concept of volume of rectangular prisms and composite figures. Students also classify and draw polygons according to properties. They formulate the idea of a hierarchy of quadrilateral properties