It is important for you as a parent to know
what your child should be learning in grade
5 math.
This is for you to be able to monitor your
child’s progress and see if they are having
any difficulty with the subject.
If you supervise their learning process, then
you can determine whether your child needs
more help or tutoring.
Having a clear idea of the math concepts that
your child should be learning also gives you
a chance to reinforce their knowledge.
Familiarize yourself with the lessons that
he or she is learning about so that you can
help them anytime they need your assistance.
The major topics that are included in grade
5 math are math strands involving whole numbers,
decimals, fractions, measurement, plane figures,
area and perimeter, ratio, scale, percent,
average, graphs, rectangular prisms and cubes,
volume, rates and speed, and functions and
equations.
Your child should develop competency in understanding
problems concerning these math concepts.
Your child should also be able to translate
that knowledge into their problem solving
skills.
These problems should be applicable in the
real world so that your child will be able
to visualize and analyze the situation.
Grade 5 math already includes using formulas
and creating solutions for math problems.
This is the introduction of the more complex
math concepts and operations.
It is preferable that you guide and aid your
child as much as you can at this stage.
The danger of having your child experience
too much difficulty in the subject is that
he or she will completely lose interest in
math.
You should try to avoid this and help your
child develop a strong foundation in math
concepts.
As your child goes on to learn about harder
math, you should also be more willing to give
them assistance.
