5th Grade Math Morning Work: 36 Weeks of Spiral Review

One two-sided sheet a week for the whole 5th grade year. Each sheet has eight boxes: one practices the week's new topic and seven spiral back to earlier ones. Use it as morning work, a daily math review, a warm-up or bell work. The first 4 weeks are a free PDF with answer keys. No sign-up.

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The first 4 weeks, free

These are the real sheets, front and back. Print them and try a month of morning work before you decide on the rest of the year.

Week 1: Place value and powers of 10

Also back again: grade 4 multiplication and division. Standard: 5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.2.

5th grade math morning work, week 1, front: Place value and powers of 10
Week 1, front: boxes 1 to 4
5th grade math morning work, week 1, back: Place value and powers of 10
Week 1, back: boxes 5 to 8

Week 2: Decimals to thousandths: read, write and compare

Also back again: place value. Standard: 5.NBT.A.3.

5th grade math morning work, week 2, front: Decimals to thousandths: read, write and compare
Week 2, front: boxes 1 to 4
5th grade math morning work, week 2, back: Decimals to thousandths: read, write and compare
Week 2, back: boxes 5 to 8

Week 3: Rounding decimals

Also back again: comparing decimals. Standard: 5.NBT.A.4.

5th grade math morning work, week 3, front: Rounding decimals
Week 3, front: boxes 1 to 4
5th grade math morning work, week 3, back: Rounding decimals
Week 3, back: boxes 5 to 8

Week 4: Multiplying multi-digit whole numbers

Also back again: rounding. Standard: 5.NBT.B.5.

5th grade math morning work, week 4, front: Multiplying multi-digit whole numbers
Week 4, front: boxes 1 to 4
5th grade math morning work, week 4, back: Multiplying multi-digit whole numbers
Week 4, back: boxes 5 to 8
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All 36 weeks

The front of every sheet in the pack, with the topic each week teaches. The weeks follow the order most U.S. math programs teach 5th grade (the sequence used by enVision and Go Math).

The 5th grade year plan

What each week teaches, what it brings back, and the Common Core standard its focus box practices. If your program teaches a topic at a different time, pick the week that matches.

"Preview" marks a week that looks ahead to a later grade.
WeekThis week's focusAlso back againStandard
1Place value and powers of 10Grade 4 multiplication and division5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.2
2Decimals to thousandths: read, write and comparePlace value5.NBT.A.3
3Rounding decimalsComparing decimals5.NBT.A.4
4Multiplying multi-digit whole numbersRounding5.NBT.B.5
5Dividing by 2-digit divisorsMultiplying5.NBT.B.6
6Dividing larger numbers by 2-digit divisorsDivision5.NBT.B.6
7Adding and subtracting decimalsDivision5.NBT.B.7
8Multiplying decimalsAdding and subtracting decimals5.NBT.B.7
9Dividing decimalsMultiplying decimals5.NBT.B.7
10Order of operationsDecimals5.OA.A.1
11Writing and reading numerical expressionsOrder of operations5.OA.A.2
12Adding fractions with unlike denominatorsExpressions5.NF.A.1
13Subtracting fractions with unlike denominatorsAdding fractions5.NF.A.1
14Adding and subtracting mixed numbersUnlike denominators5.NF.A.1
15Fraction word problems; estimating with benchmark fractionsMixed numbers5.NF.A.2
16Fractions as divisionFraction word problems5.NF.B.3
17Multiplying a fraction by a whole number and by a fractionFractions as division5.NF.B.4
18Mid-year review: decimals, division, adding fractionsMultiplying fractions5.NBT.B.7, 5.NF.A.1
19Multiplying mixed numbers; area with fraction sidesMultiplying fractions5.NF.B.4, 5.NF.B.6
20Multiplication as scalingMultiplying mixed numbers5.NF.B.5
21Dividing unit fractions and whole numbersScaling5.NF.B.7
22Fraction multiplication and division word problemsDividing fractions5.NF.B.6, 5.NF.B.7
23Converting customary unitsFraction word problems5.MD.A.1
24Converting metric unitsCustomary units5.MD.A.1
25Line plots with fractionsConversions5.MD.B.2
26Volume: counting unit cubesLine plots5.MD.C.3, 5.MD.C.4
27Volume formulasUnit cubes5.MD.C.5
28Volume of composite solidsVolume formulas5.MD.C.5
29The coordinate planeVolume5.G.A.1
30Graphing points and numerical patternsCoordinate plane5.G.A.2, 5.OA.B.3
31Classifying polygons and trianglesGraphing points5.G.B.3, 5.G.B.4
32Classifying quadrilateralsPolygons and triangles5.G.B.3, 5.G.B.4
33Review: decimalsEverything so far5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.B.7
34Review: fractionsEverything so far5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.B.4
35Review: volume, measurement and geometryEverything so far5.MD.C.5, 5.G.B.4
36Ready for 6th grade: ratiosEverything so far6.RP.A.1 (preview)

How to use it

As morning work

Two boxes a day, Monday to Thursday, about ten minutes a day. Go over the answers together on Friday.

As homework or a weekly check

The front one night and the back the next, or the whole sheet in one sitting of 20 to 30 minutes.

At home

Let your child work alone first. A box they cannot do tells you what to go back over.

The eight boxes on every sheet

Four on the front and four on the back, in the same places every week, so students know what to do without being told.

  1. 1
    Facts Quick problems to keep recall fast.
  2. 2
    Number sense Place value, comparing, rounding and mental math.
  3. 3
    Word problem One story problem with room to show the work.
  4. 4
    This week's focus The new topic for the week. The line under the title names it.
  5. 5
    Mixed skills A different skill each week: time, money, measurement, graphs, shapes or fractions, whichever earlier weeks have taught.
  6. 6
    Patterns Number patterns, rules and tables.
  7. 7
    Puzzle A riddle or a problem that takes some thinking.
  8. 8
    Find the mistake Two children give two answers. The student says who is right and what the other one did wrong.
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Need practice on one topic? The free 5th grade math worksheets are sorted by topic, each sheet with its answer key.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is math morning work?
A short set of math problems students start on as soon as they sit down, before the lesson. Here it is one two-sided sheet a week with eight boxes: two boxes a day from Monday to Thursday, about ten minutes a day, and the answers gone over together on Friday.
What is spiral review?
Practice that keeps coming back to skills taught earlier in the year, so they are not learned once and forgotten. On each sheet one box practices that week's new topic and the other seven bring back earlier ones. The spiral boxes only use skills from earlier weeks of the plan.
What order do the 36 weeks follow?
The order most U.S. math programs teach 5th grade, which is the sequence used by enVision and Go Math. If your program teaches a topic at a different time, the year plan shows which week matches it.
Is it matched to the Common Core standards?
Yes. The year plan names the Common Core standard that each week's focus box practices. The last week of the year is "Ready for 6th grade: ratios".
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Every week has a two-page answer key in the same layout as the sheet. The free PDF has the keys for weeks 1 to 4, and the full pack has all 36. Every answer was solved a second time and checked against the key.
What is in the free PDF?
The year plan, the two-sided sheets for weeks 1 to 4 and their answer keys, 17 pages in all. It downloads straight away, with no sign-up.
What do I get when I buy the full pack?
One PDF of 148 pages: a cover, a how-to page, the year at a glance, a student tracker, 36 two-sided weekly sheets and 36 two-page answer keys. It is a one-time purchase with an instant download, and the download link is also emailed to you.
Can I use it with my whole class?
Yes. The pack is for one classroom or one family, and you may print as many copies as your own students need. Please do not post the file online or pass it on.
Can I use it at home?
Yes. Homeschool families use it as a daily warm-up, and parents use it to keep skills fresh during the year or over the summer. Let your child work alone first. A box they cannot do tells you what to go back over.