🔢 Math · Grade 5
One printable 40-minute plan for each of the 22 lessons. A substitute can run any lesson with the lesson's 3D video and Movie. No account needed.
Lesson 1: Order of operations
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 1
Big idea: Parentheses first, then × ÷, then + −.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“Parentheses tell you what to do first.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Parentheses first: 3 plus 5 is 8. Then 8 times 2 is 16.
- Without parentheses, multiply first: 5 times 2 is 10, then 3 plus 10 is 13.
- Inside out: parentheses, then brackets. 3 times 4 is 12, plus 2 is 14.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
2 × (9 − 4) = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 10
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
[2 + (3 × 4)] = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 14
Leave on the board
- Order of operations
- Big idea: Parentheses first, then × ÷, then + −.
- Memory trick: “Parentheses are the VIP line.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Working left to right ignoring parentheses.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 2: Write and read expressions
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 2
Big idea: Turn words into expressions; compare without calculating.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
““Add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2” can be written as (8 + 7) × 2.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2: write (8 + 7) × 2.
- Two copies of 8 plus 7: the value is 30.
- 3 × (18 + 932) is 3 times as large as 18 + 932.
- You can compare without finding the answer!
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
“Add 7 and 3, then multiply by 4”:
- A. (7 + 3) × 4
- B. 7 + 3 × 4
Answer (for the teacher): (7 + 3) × 4
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
Value of (8 + 7) × 2?
Answer (for the teacher): 30
Leave on the board
- Write and read expressions
- Big idea: Turn words into expressions; compare without calculating.
- Memory trick: “Words in order, parentheses to group.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Writing 7 + 3 × 4 when the adding must happen first.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 3: Powers of 10 and place value
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 3
Big idea: × 10 moves digits left; ÷ 10 moves right.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“Multiply by 10 and every digit moves one place left.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Times ten: every digit shifts one place left. 3.45 times 10 is 34.5.
- Times a hundred: two places. 3.45 times 100 is 345.
- Ten to the third is one thousand: 10 × 10 × 10, three zeros.
- Each place is 10 times the place to its right: 0.4 is 10 times 0.04.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
6.2 ÷ 100 = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 0.062
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
57 ÷ 10² = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 0.57
Leave on the board
- Powers of 10 and place value
- Big idea: × 10 moves digits left; ÷ 10 moves right.
- Memory trick: “Count the zeros, slide the digits.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Adding a zero to the end of a decimal to multiply.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 4: Read, compare and round decimals
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 4
Big idea: Compare decimals place by place, from left to right.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“Race times like 12.357 seconds use thousandths.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- 3.452: three and four hundred fifty-two thousandths.
- Expanded form shows each place: 3 + 0.4 + 0.05 + 0.002.
- Compare place by place: 0.457 has 7 thousandths and 0.45 has 0. So 0.457 is greater.
- Round 3.476 to the hundredths: 6 thousandths rounds up to 3.48.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
Round 3.476 to the nearest hundredth:
Answer (for the teacher): 3.48
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
Round 8.96 to the nearest whole number:
Answer (for the teacher): 9
Leave on the board
- Read, compare and round decimals
- Big idea: Compare decimals place by place, from left to right.
- Memory trick: “Line up the points; compare left to right.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Thinking 0.698 > 0.7 because 698 > 7.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 5: Multiply multi-digit whole numbers
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 5
Big idea: Estimate, compute, check.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“A theater has 15 sections with 234 seats in each. Multiply to find the total.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- 234 seats times 15 sections: break it into place-value parts.
- 234 times 10 is 2,340, and 234 times 5 is 1,170.
- Add the partial products: 3,510 seats.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
125 × 24 = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 3000
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
45 × 45 = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 2025
Leave on the board
- Multiply multi-digit whole numbers
- Big idea: Estimate, compute, check.
- Memory trick: “Estimate first, then trust your work.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Forgetting the zero in the tens row.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 6: Divide with 2-digit divisors
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 6
Big idea: Estimate with friendly numbers, divide, then check by multiplying.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“672 stickers go into 21 equal packs.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Estimate: 600 divided by 20 is 30.
- 672 divided by 21: 21 × 30 is 630, and 21 × 2 is 42. That makes 32.
- Check with multiplication: 21 times 32 is 672.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
864 ÷ 12 = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 72
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
925 ÷ 37 = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 25
Leave on the board
- Divide with 2-digit divisors
- Big idea: Estimate with friendly numbers, divide, then check by multiplying.
- Memory trick: “Divide, multiply, subtract, bring down.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Forgetting a zero in the quotient: 3,060 ÷ 15 is 204, not 24.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 7: Add and subtract decimals
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 7
Big idea: Line up decimal points; then add or subtract.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“Money is decimals: $4.75 + $2.50. Line up the points.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Line up the decimal points: 4.75 plus 2.50 is 7.25.
- Add a zero placeholder so the places match: 6.4 is 6.40.
- Then subtract place by place: 6.40 minus 2.75 is 3.65.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
6.4 − 2.75 = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 3.65
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
12.06 + 3.9 = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 15.96
Leave on the board
- Add and subtract decimals
- Big idea: Line up decimal points; then add or subtract.
- Memory trick: “Point to point.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Lining up the right edge instead of the decimal point.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 8: Multiply and divide decimals
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 8
Big idea: Multiply like whole numbers, then place the point.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“3 notebooks cost $1.25 each. What is the total?”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model. This lesson has 2 3D videos in a row: press Next and ▶ Play for each part.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- One notebook costs $1.25: one whole and 25 hundredths.
- Three notebooks: 3 times 1.25 is $3.75.
- 0.3 times 0.4: 3 columns and 4 rows overlap in 12 hundredths. 0.12.
- How many 0.6s fit in 4.8? Eight.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
1.2 × 3 = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 3.6
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
3.6 ÷ 0.4 = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 9
Leave on the board
- Multiply and divide decimals
- Big idea: Multiply like whole numbers, then place the point.
- Memory trick: “Count places, then place the point.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Thinking multiplying always makes a number bigger: 0.5 × 0.5 is 0.25.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 9: Add and subtract unlike fractions
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 9
Big idea: Common denominator, then add.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“½ + ⅓: different-size pieces. Rename to the same size first.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model. This lesson has 2 3D videos in a row: press Next and ▶ Play for each part.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- One half plus one third: different-size pieces. Rename as sixths.
- 3/6 plus 2/6 is 5/6.
- Mixed numbers: 2 1/2 minus 1 3/4 is 2 2/4 minus 1 3/4. Regroup: 3/4.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
2/3 + 1/4 = ? (fraction)
Answer (for the teacher): 11/12
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
5/6 − 1/3 = ? (fraction)
Answer (for the teacher): 1/2
Leave on the board
- Add and subtract unlike fractions
- Big idea: Common denominator, then add.
- Memory trick: “Same size pieces before you add.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- ½ + ⅓ = 2/5.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 10: Fraction word problems and estimates
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 10
Big idea: Estimate with benchmarks like 0, ½ and 1 to check.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“Lia walked ½ mile, then ⅓ mile. More or less than 1 mile?”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Lia walks 1/2 mile, then 1/3 mile. Common denominator 6: 3/6 plus 2/6 is 5/6 mile.
- 5/6 is less than a whole mile: that makes sense.
- Is 2/5 plus 1/2 equal to 3/7? 3/7 is less than 1/2 alone, so it cannot be right.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
Lia walks 1/2 mile, then 1/3 mile. Total miles? (fraction)
Answer (for the teacher): 5/6
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
Al eats 1/4 of a pizza, Bo eats 3/8. Total eaten? (fraction)
Answer (for the teacher): 5/8
Leave on the board
- Fraction word problems and estimates
- Big idea: Estimate with benchmarks like 0, ½ and 1 to check.
- Memory trick: “Estimate first: about 0, ½ or 1?”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Adding tops and bottoms: ½ + ⅓ = 2/5.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 11: Fractions are division
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 11
Big idea: A fraction a/b means a divided by b.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“3 pizzas shared equally by 4 friends: each gets ¾ of a pizza.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model. This lesson has 2 3D videos in a row: press Next and ▶ Play for each part.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Three pizzas shared equally by four friends.
- Each friend gets three fourths: 3 divided by 4 is 3/4.
- Seven divided by two is 7/2: three and one half.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
5 cookies shared equally by 8 kids. Each gets? (fraction)
Answer (for the teacher): 5/8
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
7/3 means…
- A. 7 ÷ 3
- B. 3 ÷ 7
Answer (for the teacher): 7 ÷ 3
Leave on the board
- Fractions are division
- Big idea: A fraction a/b means a divided by b.
- Memory trick: “The fraction bar is a division sign.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Writing 4/3 for 3 ÷ 4.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 12: Multiply fractions and area
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 12
Big idea: Multiply tops, multiply bottoms.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“½ of ⅔ of a pan of brownies: multiply.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model. This lesson has 2 3D videos in a row: press Next and ▶ Play for each part.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- 1/2 of 2/3: shade 2/3 one way and 1/2 the other way. The overlap is 2/6 = 1/3.
- Fraction side lengths: 1/2 foot by 3/4 foot is 3/8 square foot.
- Three fourths of 8 is 6.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
2/5 × 3/4 = ? (fraction)
Answer (for the teacher): 3/10
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
Rectangle ½ m by ⅓ m. Area in square meters? (fraction)
Answer (for the teacher): 1/6
Leave on the board
- Multiply fractions and area
- Big idea: Multiply tops, multiply bottoms.
- Memory trick: “Of means times.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Finding a common denominator to multiply.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 13: Multiplication as scaling
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 13
Big idea: Times more than 1 grows; times less than 1 shrinks.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“A photo printed ½ as big, or 1½ times as big: which is larger?”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- 8 times 1 1/2: times more than 1, so the answer, 12, is more than 8.
- 8 times 1/2: times less than 1, so the answer, 4, is less than 8.
- 8 times exactly 1: it stays 8.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
Without solving: 25 × 3/4 is…
- A. Less than 25
- B. More than 25
Answer (for the teacher): Less than 25
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
Multiplying by 3/3 is the same as multiplying by…
Answer (for the teacher): 1
Leave on the board
- Multiplication as scaling
- Big idea: Times more than 1 grows; times less than 1 shrinks.
- Memory trick: “More than 1, more; less than 1, less.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Thinking multiplying always makes a number bigger.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 14: Fraction word problems: multiply
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 14
Big idea: “Of” means multiply; draw a model, then write an equation.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“A recipe needs ¾ cup of sugar. You make 2½ batches.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model. This lesson has 2 3D videos in a row: press Next and ▶ Play for each part.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- A recipe needs 3/4 cup. You make 2 1/2 batches: 5/2 times 3/4.
- Change to improper fractions and multiply: 15/8.
- 15/8 is one and seven eighths cups of sugar.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
2½ × ¾ = ? (mixed, like 1_7/8)
Answer (for the teacher): 15/8
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
3 × 1⅓ = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 4
Leave on the board
- Fraction word problems: multiply
- Big idea: “Of” means multiply; draw a model, then write an equation.
- Memory trick: “Of means times.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Multiplying only the whole numbers in mixed numbers.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 15: Divide with unit fractions
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 15
Big idea: Whole ÷ unit fraction = more pieces.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“How many ¼-cup scoops in 3 cups? Divide 3 by ¼.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model. This lesson has 2 3D videos in a row: press Next and ▶ Play for each part.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- How many 1/4-cup scoops in 3 cups? Each cup holds 4; 3 cups hold 12.
- 1/3 divided by 2: split one third into 2 parts. Each is 1/6.
- Multiply to check: 12 times 1/4 is 3.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
4 ÷ ½ = ?
Answer (for the teacher): 8
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
¼ ÷ 2 = ? (fraction)
Answer (for the teacher): 1/8
Leave on the board
- Divide with unit fractions
- Big idea: Whole ÷ unit fraction = more pieces.
- Memory trick: “How many fit?”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Getting a smaller answer when dividing a whole by a unit fraction.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 16: Convert measurements
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 16
Big idea: Big to small: multiply. Small to big: divide.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“A table is 2.5 m long. How many centimeters is that?”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Meters to centimeters: multiply by 100. 2.5 meters is 250 centimeters.
- Grams to kilograms: divide by 1,000. 4,500 grams is 4.5 kilograms.
- Thirty inches is two and a half feet.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
3.2 km = ? m
Answer (for the teacher): 3200
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
1,500 mL = ? L
Answer (for the teacher): 1.5
Leave on the board
- Convert measurements
- Big idea: Big to small: multiply. Small to big: divide.
- Memory trick: “Big to small, multiply; small to big, divide.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Multiplying when converting to a larger unit.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 17: Line plots with fractions
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 17
Big idea: Use the line plot's data to add, compare and share.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“Five beakers hold different amounts of water. If we share it equally, how much is in each?”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Five beakers of water, in liters.
- On a line plot: X's at 1/4, 1/2, 1/2, 3/4 and 1.
- Add them: 3 liters. Shared equally: 3/5 of a liter each.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
Plot: 1/4, 1/2, 1/2, 3/4, 1 liter. Total liters?
Answer (for the teacher): 3
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
2 X's at 1/2 and 2 X's at 1/4. Total? (mixed, like 1_1/2)
Answer (for the teacher): 3/2
Leave on the board
- Line plots with fractions
- Big idea: Use the line plot's data to add, compare and share.
- Memory trick: “Each X counts.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Counting the marks on the line instead of the X's.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 18: Volume with unit cubes
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 18
Big idea: Volume counts unit cubes that fill a solid.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“Fill a box with unit cubes: that's volume.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model. This lesson has 2 3D videos in a row: press Next and ▶ Play for each part.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- A unit cube is 1 unit on every edge: 1 cubic unit.
- One layer: 4 by 3 is 12 cubes.
- Two layers: 24 cubic units.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
A box holds 3 layers of 10 unit cubes. Volume?
Answer (for the teacher): 30
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
One layer has 6 cubes. 5 layers. Volume?
Answer (for the teacher): 30
Leave on the board
- Volume with unit cubes
- Big idea: Volume counts unit cubes that fill a solid.
- Memory trick: “Layer by layer.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Counting only the cubes you can see on the outside.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 19: Volume formulas and combined solids
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 19
Big idea: Multiply length, width and height, or base area times height.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“A shed is shaped like two boxes joined together.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model. This lesson has 2 3D videos in a row: press Next and ▶ Play for each part.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Volume: length times width times height. 5 times 4 times 3 is 60.
- Or base area times height: B is 20, times 3 is 60.
- A shed of two joined boxes: add their volumes. 24 plus 10 is 34.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
Box 5 × 4 × 3. Volume?
Answer (for the teacher): 60
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
Box 10 × 2 × 5: volume?
Answer (for the teacher): 100
Leave on the board
- Volume formulas and combined solids
- Big idea: Multiply length, width and height, or base area times height.
- Memory trick: “Multiply three, add the parts.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Adding dimensions instead of multiplying.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 20: Coordinate plane
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 20
Big idea: Over (x), then up (y).
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“A treasure map grid: (3, 5) means 3 right, then 5 up.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- A treasure map: (3, 5). x first, then y: over 3, up 5.
- The origin is where the axes meet: (0, 0).
- School (2, 3) and park (2, 8): same x, just count up 5.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
Point (4, 2): how far right?
Answer (for the teacher): 4
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
x tells…
- A. Left/right
- B. Up/down
Answer (for the teacher): Left/right
Leave on the board
- Coordinate plane
- Big idea: Over (x), then up (y).
- Memory trick: “Walk before you climb.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Plotting (y, x).
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 21: Patterns and ordered pairs
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 21
Big idea: Two rules make pairs; graph them and compare.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“Rule A: add 3. Rule B: add 6. Pair them up and graph them.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Rule A: start at 0, add 3. Rule B: start at 0, add 6.
- Pair them up: (0, 0), (3, 6), (6, 12), (9, 18).
- Plot and compare: B is always twice A.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
Rule A add 2: 0, 2, 4, 6. Rule B add 4: 0, 4, 8, ?
Answer (for the teacher): 12
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
In (4, 7), the x-coordinate is…
Answer (for the teacher): 4
Leave on the board
- Patterns and ordered pairs
- Big idea: Two rules make pairs; graph them and compare.
- Memory trick: “Line them up, pair them, plot them.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Pairing terms from different steps.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.
Notes for the teacher
Lesson 22: Classify shapes
Lesson link: books/g5-math · lesson 22
Big idea: Attributes decide the family.
Read this aloud (it is the lesson's hook). Students think, then tell a partner what they notice.
“A square is a rectangle and a rhombus. Shapes belong to families.”
- Open the lesson link on the board.
- Press Next to the 🎬 Watch in 3D step and press ▶ Play. Students can drag to turn the model.
- Press Next to the Movie step and press ▶ Play.
The video says:
- Quadrilaterals have four sides.
- Parallelograms: two pairs of parallel sides.
- A square fits both families: it is a rectangle and a rhombus.
Students open the same lesson on their own device (or work with the board). Press Next to Try it.
Try it together first:
Is every square a rectangle?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Answer (for the teacher): Yes
🧱 Build it: the lesson's short 3D build game. Let students play it after Try it. Its score never changes grades.
If time is left, students play the lesson's game steps (they show up between the videos and Check).
Students press Next to Check and answer the 4 questions on their own device. Goal: 100%. 95% or more is Mastered. “Not yet” means try again; students may retry.
Read this question aloud. Students write the answer on a slip of paper with no name or with a class number, and hand it in.
Triangle with 3 equal sides:
- A. Equilateral
- B. Scalene
Answer (for the teacher): Equilateral
Leave on the board
- Classify shapes
- Big idea: Attributes decide the family.
- Memory trick: “All squares are rectangles, not all rectangles are squares.”
- Goal: 100%
Watch for this mistake
- Thinking categories can't overlap.
Students do not need accounts; progress stays on each device.