Building Blocks of 5th Grade Math

Fifth grade math moves fast, and a gap from an earlier unit can slow everything down. In Building Blocks of 5th Grade Math, a live instructor gives 5th graders guided practice on whatever their class is in now, from decimals and fractions to volume and the coordinate plane, while revisiting skills like equivalent fractions and multi-digit multiplication. Kids work problems along at home. By the end, your child can add fractions with unlike denominators and find the volume of a shape. Good news for kids who freeze at fractions, and for those who cruise.

Make the Basics Automatic When a student is still working hard on an earlier skill, like multi-digit multiplication or equivalent fractions, there's little attention left for the new idea that builds on it. We revisit those foundations until they're automatic, so students' brainpower goes where it's needed most.

Lock In This Year's Learning The school year moves fast, and students are often just on the cusp of getting a topic when the next unit begins. We circle back to key 5th grade concepts from earlier in the year, like adding fractions with unlike denominators or decimal place value, that later units depend on.

Tackle What's in Front of You Whatever unit your class is in right now, from decimals and fractions to volume and the coordinate plane, students get guided practice and clear strategies for the kinds of problems they're seeing in school this month.

Preview What's Next Wouldn't we all love a sneak peek at our next challenge before the clock starts ticking and the points start counting? We preview upcoming concepts, like multiplying and dividing fractions or finding volume, so new topics feel familiar instead of intimidating.