LAC 28:CXLII.1301. Grade Level Foundational Skills

A. By the end of grade 5, mathematically proficient students can reliably apply the following skills to engage in grade-appropriate mathematical tasks. This list does not represent the full depth of learning expected in grade 5, but is comprised of the foundational skills required by the standards. 1. Evaluate and compare simple expressions. 2. Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using a standard algorithm. 3. Divide multi-digit whole numbers with two-digit divisors. 4. Multiply a fraction by a whole number or a fraction. 5. Read and write decimals to the thousandths. 6. Compare and order whole numbers and decimals, identifying greater than, less than, or equal to. 7. Estimate and round multi-digit numbers with decimals to any place. 8. Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators.