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Here's why your fifth grade math student needs mastery in all previously-studied math skills.

This is an important year in math education! The fifth grade math curriculum will review, yet again, all the skills through fourth grade and most of this material will not be taught again in middle school.

So if the arithmetic operations are weak, they need to be remediated now. I assure you, it is much more unpleasant for everyone to work on these skills in middle school or even in high school than to just get started now!

Total Mastery Required!
Your son or daughter will need total mastery of all the elementary arithmatic concepts he has learned in order to be successful with middle school and high school math concepts. Regular practice of fifth grade math skills will help your child obtain mastery.

If you are considering accelerating your child in math and taking Algebra in Middle School, please read Is An Accelerated Math Curriculum Appropriate for Your Child before making your decision.

From this point on, math will become less concrete and become increasingly more abstract!

Fractions and Decimals
The two major topics of fifth grade are operations and applications of fractions and decimals. These both take years to master and will be taught again in sixth and seventh grade.


Any reinforcement at home should be on the foundation skills: all operations with arithmetic; factoring and divisibility rules.


Additional fifth grade topics are typically data analysis, measurement, and geometry. These should not need any reinforcement at home.

There are many creative ways to practice higher arithmetic concepts in the home. Here are some ideas you may want to try.



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Fifth Grade Math Topics Should Include:

  • Review of 4th Grade: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
  • Addition and Subtraction, regrouping more than once, with zeroes
  • Multiplication up to 3-digit multiplier
  • Division with two-digit divisors, zeroes in the quotient
  • Fractions: concepts and number theory
  • Fractions and Mixed Numbers: Addition and Subtraction
  • Fractions and Mixed Numbers: Multiplication and Division
  • Measurement Topics
  • Place value: thousandths to billions
  • Decimals: Addition and Subtraction
  • Decimals: Multiplication and Division
  • Metric Measurement, Area, and Volume


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