Below are a list of skills and your child will continue to work on and maintain throughout his or her 5th grade year. Please help reinforce these skills so that your child will continue to be successful in math throughout the school year.

Addition and subtraction of decimals and whole numbers (especially across zeros) example 6,000 – 4233. 

Multiplication and division of whole numbers 

Area 

Perimeter  – With whole numbers and decimals

5th Grade Math Terms, Symbols, & Definitions: 

For the 1st and 2nd 9 weeks please have your children review the following terms: (I will create a new list for the 3rd and 4th 9 weeks)
Sum - the answer in an addition problem. 
Difference - the answer in a subtraction. 
Product - the answer in a multiplication problem. 
Quotient - the answer in a division problem. 
Mixed number - a number written as a whole number and a fraction. Example - 2 ½ is a mixed number. 
Proper fraction - a fraction with a smaller numerator than denominator. For example, 3/5 is a proper fraction
Improper fraction - is a fraction that has a numerator larger than or equal to its denominator. For example 5/3 is an improper fraction. 
Coordinate system - A system for specifying points using coordinates. 
Ordered pair - a pair of numbers that give the location of a point on a map or a graph 
Variable - When a letter is used to represent a number or numbers in a math equation. 
Line graph - a graph used to show change over a period of time 
Pictograph - a graph that shows information by using pictures