5th grade New York curriculum
What 5th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the New York State Learning Standards. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Numbers to a MillionRead, write and compare big numbers
- MultiplyMultiply up to three digits
- DivideShare, group and handle remainders
- Equivalent FractionsSame amount, different fraction
- DecimalsTenths, hundredths and thousandths
- Patterns & EquationsPattern rules and mystery numbers
- Mental Math TricksFacts to 81 and clever shortcuts
- Parallel Lines and QuadrilateralsSort four-sided shapes
- Converting UnitsInches to feet, grams to kilograms
- Parentheses & ExpressionsBrackets first!
- Coordinate GridPlot points (x, y)
- Multiply & Divide FractionsFractions times and shared
- Unlike DenominatorsAdd fractions with different bottoms
- Volume of BoxesCubes, layers and l × w × h
- Line Plots with FractionsHalves, quarters and eighths
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Plot and ConflictHow stories rise and fall
- Figurative LanguageSimiles, metaphors, idioms and more
- Purpose and StructureWhy and how authors write
- Context CluesCrack the meaning of new words
- Greek and Latin RootsWord parts that unlock meaning
- Complex SentencesClauses and conjunctions
- Punctuation PowerCommas, colons and apostrophes
- Media SmartsSee through persuasive ads
- Create With Words, Pictures and SoundChoose fonts, images and modes for your audience
- Research ReadyQuestions, sources, notes and credit
- Spelling SmartsSuffixes and words to know
- Write for Your ReaderMatch your words to who is reading
- Talking TogetherShare ideas and solve problems as a team
- Read With a PurposeUse what you know and read at the right pace
- Talk, Listen and Ask WhyOpen-ended questions and clear connecting words
- Read CloselyInferences, themes, summaries, comparing characters and points of view.
- Stories, Responses and EvidenceNarrative techniques, creative responses, using text evidence and judging texts.
Science
- Solutions & MixturesDissolving and separating mixtures
- Solid, Liquid, GasMass, volume and particles
- Changes of StateMelting, freezing and more
- Physical or Chemical?Changes that make new things
- Measuring MatterMass, volume, density and particles
- Weather and the Water CycleWhat makes the weather change
- Energy from the SunPlants grow from air and water, and food energy starts with the sun.
- Engineering ChallengesCriteria, constraints, fair tests and better designs.
- Gravity Pulls DownEverywhere on Earth, gravity pulls things toward the center.
- Food Webs & EcosystemsPlants, animals and decomposers share matter.
- Sun, Stars & ShadowsWhy the sun looks bright, and patterns in the sky.
- Earth's Systems & WaterLand, water, air and life work together.
Social Studies
- Maya, Aztec & IncaEmpires of the Americas
- Exploration & ExchangeVoyages, maps and the Columbian Exchange
- First Peoples of the AmericasArriving, adapting and building cultures
- Civilizations of the AmericasOlmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca and Mississippian
- Explorers & EncountersColumbus, Cabot, Cartier, Cabral and Balboa
- The Columbian ExchangeCrops, animals, diseases and the Middle Passage
- Geography of the AmericasMountains, rivers, climates and resources
- Countries & CapitalsThe countries and regions of the Americas
- Cultures of the AmericasLanguages, celebrations and contributions
- Governments of the AmericasThe US, Canada, Mexico and the OAS
- Economies & TradeEconomic systems, resources and trade
- The Americas Through TimePut the history of the hemisphere in order
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