Grade 5Math: Measurement and Data and Geometry
Use the information below to get a deeper understanding of what your child has mastered and areas where your child may need more help. There are also resources you can use to find activities to support your child’s learning at home.
Help can I help my child progress?
Next Steps
Here are some exercises you can work on at home with your Grade 5 student.
Below Mastery
With your student, discuss what units would be best when measuring. For example, would pounds or ounces be best when weighing a cow? Discuss why feet are not as exact as inches when measuring.
At or Near Mastery
With your student, classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on their properties. For example, all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.
Above Mastery
With your student, use various tools to measure ingredients for recipes. Practice converting measurements, like quarts to cups. Discuss how to halve a recipe using equivalent fractions.
Talking With Your Child's Teacher
This document titled “Moving Forward: A Guide for Conversations with Your Child’s Teacher” includes helpful tips and questions to discuss with the teacher about your child’s classroom performance, academic progress, and more.
Additional Free Resources Available to Support Your Child's Learning
Use this information to have a meaningful conversation with your child’s teacher about the skills and content in the grade level and to support your child’s learning at home.
What Can I Do to Help My Child?
Talking with your child's teacher
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