FIFTH GRADE MATH CURRICULUM

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL                          COURSE SYLLABUS
GRADE LEVEL:     5       SUBJECT:       Math
QUARTER:    1           TEACHER:  Rahali
Content Time Frame (Weeks) Activity and Source Assessment Instrument and Source
Chapter 1-Understanding Place Value 1ST Billions and various forms of writing numbers; compare and order whole numbers; rounding numbers Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
  2ND Decimals:  thousandths;   comparing, ordering and rounding decimals  
  3RD   Chapter Test to be completed at home; posttest given at school
Chapter 2--Addition/Subtraction of whole numbers and decimals 4TH Use the properties of addition; use compatible numbers to add/subtract; use inverse operations Worksheets, board work, board races, checkpoints
  5TH Relating addition to subtraction; front end estimation; estimate sums& differences of whole numbers & decimals  
  6TH Use front-end estimation; add/subtract greater whole numbers; add/subtract decimals through thousandths Chapter Test to be completed at home, posttest given at school
Chapter 3--Data and Statistics 7TH Collect & organize data using surveys; read, interpret & make double graphs Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
  8TH Analyze, read  & interpret line graphs; read and make a coordinate grid  
9TH Deteremine why a graph is misleading; organize & interpret stem-&-leaf plots; identify range, median, & mode for a set of data Chapter Test to be completed at home, posttest given at school; Cumulative Review for Ch. 1-3
ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL                          COURSE SYLLABUS
GRADE LEVEL:  5       SUBJECT:  Math
QUARTER: 2      TEACHER: Rahali
Content Time Frame (Weeks) Activity and Source Assessment Instrument and Source
Chapter 4--Multiplying whole numbers 1ST Use multiplication properties;use patterns to multiply by 10, 100, 1000; round to estimate products Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
2ND Multiply by one & two-digit numbers  
3RD Multiply a three-digit number by a two-digit & three-digit number Chapter Test to be completed at home, posttest given at school
Chapter 5--Dividing by one digit divisors 4TH Relate multiplication & division as inverse operations;use order of operations to evaluate expressions; use mental math and patterns to find quotients Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
  5TH Use compatible numbers to estimate quotients; use divisibility rules; divide two & three-digit numbers by one-digit number  
  6TH Use short division to divide by one-digit divisor; use zeros in the quotient; use division to find the mean for a set of data Chapter Test to be completed at home, posttest given at school
Chapter 6--2 Digit divisors 7TH Use mental math & patterns to find quotients; estimate quotients using compatible numbers; divide by two-digit numbers Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
  8TH Divide by two-digit numbers;  
  9TH Divide greater numbers by two-digit divisors Chapter Test to be completed at home, posttest given at school; Cumulative Review for Ch. 1-6
ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL                          COURSE SYLLABUS
GRADE LEVEL:  5       SUBJECT:  Math
QUARTER: 3       TEACHER: Rahali
Content Time Frame (Weeks) Activity and Source Assessment Instrument and Source
Chapter 8--Multiplying and dividing decimals 1ST Multiply decimals by 10, 100, 1000; multiple decimals by whole numbers; estimate decimal products Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
2ND Multiply a decimal by a decimal; multiply decimals with zeros in the product  
3RD Divide decimals by 10, 100, 1000; divide a decimal by a whole number Chapter Test to be completed at home, posttest given at school
Chapter 9--Fraction Concepts 4TH Explore prime & composite numbers; find the GCF & LCM for given numbers Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
5TH Relate fractions and decimals; write fractions as mixed numbers & mixed numbers as fractions; write equivalent fractions  
  6TH Write fractions in simplest form; compare & order fractions and mixed numbers  
Chapter 10--Working with Fractions 7TH Add/subtract fractions &  mixed numbers with like denominators; estimate sums & differences of fractions Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
Review for CATS Testing 8TH Addition/subtraction/multiplication/division of whole numbers, fractions, & decimals Board work and races, practice tests
  9TH Word Problems--choose the correct strategy to solve the problem Practice tests
ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL                          COURSE SYLLABUS
GRADE LEVEL:  5       SUBJECT:  Math
QUARTER: 4       TEACHER: Rahali
Content Time Frame (Weeks) Activity and Source Assessment Instrument and Source
Chapter 10--Working with Fractions 1ST Add/subtract fraction with unlike denominators; add/subtract minxed numbers with unlike denominators Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
  2ND Find a fraction of a whole number; multiply fractions & mixed numbers; explore dividing by fractions Chapter Test to be completed at home, posttest given at school
Chapter 7--Geometry 3RD Identify basic geometric figures; classify angles as right, acute & obtuse; identify poylgons Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
  4TH Classify triangles as equilateral, scalene & obtuse; find the sum of the angles of a triangle; classify quadrilaterals  
  5TH Identify congruent & similar figures; work with symmetry; identify parts of a circle and relationship between radius & diameter; identify solid figures Chapter Test to be completed at home, posttest given at school
Chapter 11--Measurement 6TH Add/subtract units of time; convert customary units of length, capacity & weight Worksheets, board work,checkpoints
  7TH Temperature--Fahrenheit & Celsius; calculate perimeter and area of specific polygons;calculate volume  
Chapter 12--Ratio, Percent and Probability 8TH Understand & write ratios; find equivalent ratios; determine unit rates Worksheets, board work
Enrichment and review 9TH Review the various concepts learned throughout the year End of the year cumulative test