Grade guide · Grade 5
Grade 5 in British Columbia: what your child learns this year
Grade 5 has 112 short lesson videos on Knowledge Made Fun across Mathematics, English Language Arts and five more subjects. Each lesson is about a minute long, follows the British Columbia curriculum and comes with a transcript. Two lessons play free without an account.
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What a family can do with this grade today, without paying.
- Watch two Grade 5 lessons on the website without an account. Grade 5 lessons
- Sign in free, no payment and no card, to watch three lessons a day. Pick a lesson
- Print Grade 5 worksheets free after a free sign-in. Worksheets
- Draw and print graph paper, no account needed. Graph paper
- Put a timer, a name picker, dice, a noise meter or a scoreboard on the screen, no account needed. Classroom tools
Subject
Arts Education
8 lessons for Grade 5, by strand.
All Grade 5 Arts Education lessons
Music
- Beat, metre and rhythm: how music moves in time
- Pitch, Dynamics and Timbre: How High, How Loud, What Kind of SoundPitch, dynamics and timbre: how high, how loud, what kind of sound
- Reading Music: The Staff, Notes and RestsReading music notation: the staff, notes and rests
Visual arts
- The elements of design: line, shape, colour, texture, value, form and space
- The principles of design: balance, contrast, emphasis, pattern and unity
- Developing an Image: Elaborate, Repeat and SimplifyDeveloping an image: elaborate, repeat and simplify
Arts in general
- Symbols and Metaphor: When a Picture Stands for an IdeaSymbols and metaphor in art: when a picture stands for an idea
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Career Education
4 lessons for Grade 5, by strand.
All Grade 5 Career Education lessons
Career education
- Setting a SMART GoalSetting a SMART goal
- Making a Good Decision: Options, Pros and Cons, Choose, ReviewMaking a good decision: options, pros and cons, choose, review
- Leadership skills: take the first step, listen and encourageLeadership skills: listening, encouraging and taking the first step
- Spotting Hazards: Notice It, Keep Away, Tell an AdultSpotting hazards at home, at school and in the community
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
English Language Arts
25 lessons for Grade 5, by strand.
All Grade 5 English Language Arts lessons
Story/text
- Narrative, Report or Exposition: The Purpose Picks the FormNarrative, exposition and report
- Why a Text Was Written: Finding Its FunctionWhy a text was written
- Genres: What Kind of Story Is This?Genres: fantasy, humour, adventure, biography
- Text Features: Headings, Captions and DiagramsText features: headings, captions and diagrams
- Story structure: the plot mountain
- How Writers Show a CharacterHow writers show a character
- Imagery: Writing for the Five SensesImagery: writing for the five senses
- Simile: comparing two different things with like or asSimile
- Metaphor: saying one thing is anotherMetaphor
- Point of View: Who Is Telling the Story?Point of view: who is telling the story
Strategies and processes
- Using Context Clues for a New WordUsing context clues for a new word
- Word parts: prefixes, roots and suffixes
- Making an Inference: Reading Between the LinesMaking an inference
- Summarizing: Keep What Matters MostSummarizing
- Revising and Editing: What Is the Difference?Revising and editing: the difference
- Writing for Your AudienceWriting for your audience
Language features, structures, and conventions
- What Makes a Good ParagraphWhat makes a good paragraph
- Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and AdverbsParts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs
- Past, Present and Future TensePast, present and future tense
- Subject-Verb Agreement: Make the Verb Match Its SubjectSubject-verb agreement
- Commas: a small pause that separates the parts of a sentenceCommas
- Quotation Marks and DialogueQuotation marks and dialogue
- Apostrophes: Missing Letters or Ownership, Never a PluralApostrophes
- Capital Letters in Titles and HeadingsCapital letters in titles and headings
- Canadian and American Spelling: Two Ways, Both CorrectCanadian and American spelling
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Mathematics
39 lessons for Grade 5, by strand.
All Grade 5 Mathematics lessons
Number
- Place Value to a Million: What Each Digit Is WorthPlace value to a million: what each digit is worth
- Comparing and Ordering Numbers to a MillionComparing and ordering numbers to a million
- Rounding big numbers to estimate
- Decimal place value: tenths, hundredths and thousandths
- Equivalent Fractions: Same Amount, Different PiecesEquivalent fractions: same amount, different pieces
- Making Equivalent Fractions: Multiply the Top and the BottomMaking equivalent fractions: multiply the top and the bottom
- Fraction Benchmarks: Is 3/8 Closer to 0, One Half or 1?Fraction benchmarks: closer to 0, one half or 1?
- Comparing fractions on a number line
- Which is bigger, 0.5 or 0.45?Comparing decimals
- Adding Big Numbers with RegroupingAdding big numbers with regrouping
- Subtracting Big Numbers: Regrouping Across ZerosSubtracting big numbers with regrouping
- Friendly Numbers: Adding by CompensatingFriendly numbers: adding and subtracting by compensating
- Multiplying with an area model: 23 × 14Multiplying with an area model
- Dividing with a Remainder: 157 ÷ 4Dividing with a remainder
- What a Remainder Means in a Word ProblemWhat a remainder means in a word problem
- 3.75 + 8.6Adding decimals
- 15.2 − 7.85Subtracting decimals
- Multiply by 5: Times 10, Then HalveMultiply by 5: times 10, then halve
- Multiply by 4 and by 8 by doubling
- Break a number apart to multiply
- Division facts from multiplication facts
Patterns and algebra
- The Start and the Change: Writing Pattern RulesIncreasing and decreasing patterns: the start and the change
- From a pattern to a table of values
- Solving One-Step EquationsOne-step equations
- Writing a One-Step Equation from a StoryWriting a one-step equation from a story
Geometry and measurement
- Area of a Rectangle: Count the Squares, Then MultiplyArea of a rectangle: count the squares, then multiply
- Area and Perimeter: What Is the Difference?Area and perimeter: what is the difference
- Same Perimeter, Different AreasSame perimeter, different areas
- How Long Is the Movie? Counting On to Find Elapsed TimeElapsed time: how long from start to finish
- Prisms and pyramids: name it by its basePrisms and pyramids: faces, edges and vertices
- Sorting Quadrilaterals by Sides and AnglesSorting quadrilaterals by sides and angles
- Translation: Sliding a Shape on a GridTranslation: sliding a shape on a grid
- Reflection: Flipping a Shape Over a LineReflection: flipping a shape over a line
- Rotation: Quarter, Half and Three-Quarter TurnsRotation: turning a shape around a point
Data and probability
- Double bar graphs with a scale
- Probability as a FractionProbability as a fraction
- Experimental and Theoretical Probability: Flip a Coin, Roll a DieExperimental and theoretical probability
Financial literacy
- Making change by counting up
- A Simple Budget: Income, Expenses and a Savings GoalA simple budget: income, expenses and a savings goal
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Physical and Health Education
9 lessons for Grade 5, by strand.
All Grade 5 Physical and Health Education lessons
Physical literacy
- Get Open: Move Into Open Space for a PassGame strategy: moving into open space to get a pass
- How Hard Am I Working? Check Your Pulse and Rate Your EffortHow hard am I working? Checking your pulse and rating your effort
Healthy and active living
- The Five Health Components of FitnessThe five health components of fitness
- The FITT Principle: How Often, How Hard, How Long, What KindThe FITT principle: how often, how hard, how long, what kind
- Why Being Active Is Good for Body and MindWhy being active is good for body and mind
- Choosing foods for energy and health
- How Germs Spread and How to Stop ThemHow germs spread and how to stop them
- Four Healthy Habits That Lower Your RiskHealthy habits that lower the risk of long-term illness
- Your Circle of Help: Trusted Adults and Health ServicesWhere to get health help: trusted adults and health services
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Science
18 lessons for Grade 5, by strand.
Biology
- The Digestive System: The Path Food TakesThe digestive system: the path food takes
- Bones and Muscles: How Muscles Pull in PairsBones and muscles: how muscles pull in pairs
- How We Breathe: Trachea, Lungs and DiaphragmHow we breathe: trachea, lungs and diaphragm
- The Heart and Blood Vessels: Blood's Round TripThe heart and blood vessels: blood's round trip
Chemistry
- Dissolving: Solute, Solvent and SolutionDissolving: solute, solvent and solution
- Solids, Liquids and Gases Can All DissolveSolids, liquids and gases can all dissolve
- Separating Salt Water: Evaporation, Crystallization and DistillationSeparating a solution: evaporation, crystallization and distillation
Physics
- Six Simple Machines and What They DoSix simple machines and what they do
- Levers: Fulcrum, Effort and LoadLevers: fulcrum, effort and load
- Pulleys: Changing the Direction of a PullPulleys: changing the direction of a pull
- Ramps, Wedges and ScrewsRamps, wedges and screws
- Complex Machines: Simple Machines Working TogetherComplex machines: simple machines working together
- Your Arm Is a LeverLevers in the body: your arm is a lever
- Power: How Fast Energy Is TransferredPower: how fast energy is transferred
Earth science
- The Rock Cycle: Igneous, Sedimentary and MetamorphicThe rock cycle: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
- Earth Materials: From Boulders to ClayEarth materials: minerals, rocks, sand, clay and soil
- Renewable and Non-Renewable ResourcesRenewable and non-renewable resources
- Sustainable practices: forests, fish and water
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Worksheets
Worksheets for this grade
Printing is free after a free sign-in, no payment and no card.
- Compare and order to 1 000 000
- Place value to 1 000 000
- Add and subtract large numbers, mixed
- Add large numbers
- Divide with remainders
- Multiply 2 digits by 2 digits
- Subtract large numbers
- Word problems with large numbers
- Add and subtract decimals to thousandths, mixed
- Add decimals to thousandths
- Compare decimals
- Equivalent fractions
- Subtract decimals to thousandths
- Equations with a variable
- Area and perimeter
- Area of rectangles
- Elapsed time
- Making change to $1000
Every lesson on the site is listed under Lessons, and the pricing page says what is free and what Plus adds.