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5th Grade Math (New Jersey NJSLS)

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State
New Jersey
Grade
Grade 5
Standards
2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards – Mathematics (NJSLS-M)
Last checked
2026-10-21

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The standards (our summaries)

New Jersey's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.

Operations and Algebraic Thinking (5.OA)

  • 5.OA.A.1 Evaluate numerical expressions that use parentheses, brackets or braces.
  • 5.OA.A.2 Write simple expressions for described calculations and interpret them without evaluating.
  • 5.OA.B.3 Make two number patterns from two rules, relate matching terms, graph the ordered pairs and explain the relationship.

Number and Operations in Base Ten (5.NBT)

  • 5.NBT.A.1 Know a digit is worth ten times as much one place to the left and a tenth as much one place to the right.
  • 5.NBT.A.2 Explain zero patterns when multiplying by powers of 10 and decimal point moves; use whole-number exponents for powers of 10.
  • 5.NBT.A.3 Read, write and compare decimals to thousandths.
    • a. Read and write decimals to thousandths as numerals, number names and in expanded form.
    • b. Compare decimals to thousandths by place value, recording with >, = and <.
  • 5.NBT.A.4 Use place value to round decimals to any place.
  • 5.NBT.B.5 Multiply multi-digit whole numbers accurately and efficiently with the standard algorithm.
  • 5.NBT.B.6 Divide up to four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors using place value and properties; explain with equations, arrays or area models.
  • 5.NBT.B.7 Do all four operations with decimals to hundredths using models and strategies, linked to written methods; explain.

Number and Operations—Fractions (5.NF)

  • 5.NF.A.1 Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators by rewriting them with like denominators.
  • 5.NF.A.2 Solve word problems adding and subtracting fractions of the same whole; estimate with benchmark fractions to check answers.
  • 5.NF.B.3 Understand a fraction as numerator divided by denominator; solve sharing problems with fraction or mixed-number answers.
  • 5.NF.B.4 Multiply fractions by fractions and whole numbers by fractions.
    • a. Interpret (a/b) × q as a parts of q split into b equal parts; show products with fraction models.
    • b. Find areas of rectangles with fractional sides by tiling with unit-fraction squares and link to multiplying the sides.
  • 5.NF.B.5 Understand multiplication as scaling (resizing).
    • a. Compare a product to one factor by looking at the other factor, without multiplying.
    • b. Explain why multiplying by a fraction greater than 1 makes a number bigger and by a fraction less than 1 makes it smaller.
  • 5.NF.B.6 Solve real-world problems multiplying fractions and mixed numbers using models or equations.
  • 5.NF.B.7 Divide a unit fraction by a whole number and a whole number by a unit fraction.
    • a. Interpret and find a unit fraction divided by a non-zero whole number, explaining with multiplication.
    • b. Interpret and find a whole number divided by a unit fraction, explaining with multiplication.
    • c. Solve real-world problems dividing unit fractions and whole numbers using models or equations.

Measurement (5.M)

  • 5.M.A.1 Convert between different-sized standard units in one measurement system and use this in multi-step real-world problems.
  • 5.M.B.2 Recognize volume as an attribute of solid shapes.
    • a. A cube with side length 1 unit has a volume of one cubic unit.
    • b. A solid packed with n unit cubes with no gaps or overlaps has a volume of n cubic units.
  • 5.M.B.3 Measure volume by counting unit cubes in cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft and non-standard units.
  • 5.M.B.4 Relate volume to multiplication and addition to solve real-world and math volume problems.
    • a. Pack a right rectangular prism with unit cubes and show the volume equals edge lengths multiplied or base area times height.
    • b. Use V = l × w × h and V = B × h for right rectangular prisms with whole-number edges.
    • c. Find the volume of a solid made of two non-overlapping rectangular prisms by adding their volumes.

Data Literacy (5.DL)

  • 5.DL.A.1 Know that different data displays show different aspects of data; ask questions about displays and describe patterns.
  • 5.DL.A.2 Plan ways to collect, organize and show different kinds of data and share results digitally (chart, storyboard, video).
  • 5.DL.A.3 Collect data and clean it for analysis, such as fixing formats and dealing with missing or incomplete entries.
  • 5.DL.A.4 Use suitable displays such as double line plots or double bar graphs to compare data from different samples.
  • 5.DL.B.5 Make line plots of measurements in halves, quarters and eighths and use fraction operations to solve problems from them.

Geometry (5.G)

  • 5.G.A.1 Understand the coordinate plane: perpendicular axes meeting at the origin, with points located by ordered pairs.
  • 5.G.A.2 Plot points in the first quadrant to represent problems and interpret the coordinates in context.
  • 5.G.B.3 Know attributes of a category of 2D shapes belong to all its subcategories (all squares have four right angles).
  • 5.G.B.4 Classify 2D shapes in a hierarchy based on their properties.

Tests and key dates

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Standards codes from the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards – Mathematics (New Jersey Department of Education). Summaries are Classfern's own words. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NJDOE.

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