Place Value and Algebraic Thinking – 5th Grade Math Curriculum Unit

Unit 1 of the 5th Grade Math Curriculum teaches place value and algebraic thinking over 15 days of detailed lessons. Students work with place value to the billions, round decimals, and are introduced to the properties of operations.

The unit is classroom-tested and takes little prep. This newly updated version has fresh formatting and includes Google Forms assessments, editable teaching slides, exit tickets and student tracking pages, which makes it easier to stay organized and support every student.

Topics covered

The 15 days of lessons cover:

• Place Value to the Billions and Thousandths
• Comparing and Rounding Decimals
• Base Ten and Expanded Form (with decimals and fractions)
• Properties of Operations (commutative, associative, identity)

What’s included

• Editable guided notes in traditional and fold-and-flip styles, to support a variety of learning needs
• Practice pages for classwork, homework or math stations
• Pre-assessment, quizzes and final assessment, all included as Google Forms and as printable versions for easy grading
• Daily warm-ups and exit tickets, quick checks to start and wrap up each lesson
• Hands-on activities and partner games, including matching games, card sorts and an end-of-unit place value game
• Editable teaching slides with visuals and questions for whole-group instruction, ready to project or assign digitally
• Student tracking pages for keeping tabs on individual progress by standard, skill or lesson

Teacher tools for planning and support:

• Pacing calendar
• Tips and talking points
• Blank lesson plan templates
• Common misconception notes
• Binder covers and spine labels

Good to know

• Questions and notes are editable, so you can customize them to fit your classroom. PowerPoint is required for editing.
• Copyright information, backgrounds, formatting, foldable templates and graphics are not editable.

Quick facts

• Grade: 5
• CCSS: 5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.2, 5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.3a, 5.NBT.A.3b, 5.NBT.A.4, 5.NBT.B.6
• Answer key: included

Bundles and related resources

For a digital version, see the Digital Notebook Edition: Place Value and Algebraic Thinking Digital Interactive Notebook for 5th Grade.

The full 5th Grade Math Curriculum has every unit. The 5th Grade Math Supplementary Activity Bundle extends each lesson with additional skill-building activities.

All 5th Grade Curriculum units:

• Unit 1: Place Value
• Unit 2: Operations with Whole Numbers
• Unit 3: Decimal Operations
• Unit 4: Fraction Concepts
• Unit 5: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
• Unit 6: Multiplication and Division of Fractions
• Unit 7: Patterns and The Coordinate Plane
• Unit 8: Geometry

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