Grade 5Math: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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, create and interpret numerical expressions for calculations. For example, 7 x (9 – 5) means “the product of 7 and the difference between 9 and 5.” or “7 times the difference between 9 and 5.”
At or Near Mastery
With your student, generate two numerical patterns using different rules; for example, “Add 3” and “Multiply by 2.” Compare the patterns, and look for relationships between the corresponding terms.
Above Mastery
With your student, compare two different numerical sequences, write the rule used to create each sequence, and explain any apparent relationships between the corresponding terms of sequences.
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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