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I Can Use Algebra to Help Me Understand Math 
 I can use parentheses and brackets in expressions. 5.OA.1
 I can write expressions I hear using mathematic symbols and the order of operations. 5.OA.2
 Use numerical rules and patterns to form ordered pairs. Graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. 5.OA.3

I Can Use Place Value and Operations to Help Me Understand Math
 I can understand and explain the value of digits. 5.NBT.1
 I can explain patterns when multiplying a number by powers of 10. 5.NBT.2
 I can explain patterns when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. 5.NBT.2
 I can read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths. 5.NBT.3
 I can use place value understanding to round decimals to any place. 5.NBT.4
 I can multiply multi-digit whole numbers. 5.NBT.5
 I can divide four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors. 5.NBT.6
 I can illustrate and explain a division problem using equations, arrays and/or models. 5.NBT.6
 I can add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths. I can use concrete models or drawings to explain the method used. 5.NBT.7

I Can Use Fractions to Help Me Understand Math
 I can add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators and mixed numbers. 5.NF.1
 I can solve word problems that involve fractions. 5.NF.2
 I can understand that fractions are really the division of a numerator by the denominator. 5.NF.3
 I can solve word problems where I divide whole numbers to create an answer that is a mixed number. 5.NF.3
 I can multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction. 5.NF.4 
 I can think of multiplication as the scaling of a number (similar to a scale on a map.) 5.NF.5
 I can solve real world problems by multiplying fractions and mixed numbers. 5.NF.6
 I can divide fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by fractions. 5.NF.7

I Can Use Measurement & Data to Help Me Understand Math
 I can convert measurements within the same measuring system. 5.MD.1
 I can make a line plot to display data sets of measurements in fractions. 5.MD.2
 I can use fraction operations to solve problems involving information presented on a line plot. 5.MD.2
 I can understand volume. 5.MD.3
 I can measure volume by counting unit cubes. 5.MD.4
 I can solve real world problems involving volume. 5.MD.5
 I can find the volume of an object using the formulas V = l x w x h and V = b x h. 5.MD.5

I Can Use Geometry to Help Me Understand Math 
 I can understand how to graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. 5.G.1
 I can graph and interpret points in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane. 5.G.2
 I can classify shapes into categories. 5.G.3 
 I can classify shapes based on properties. 5.G.4


I Can Use Mathematical Practices to Help Me Understand Math
 I can make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 5.MP.1
 I can reason abstractly and quantitatively (think what makes sense). 5.MP.2
 I can explain my answers and critique the reasoning of others. 5.MP.3
 I can model with mathematics. 5.MP.4
 I can use math tools correctly. 5.MP.5
 I can work precisely and accurately. 5.MP.6
 I can find patterns and make connections using structure. 5.MP.7
 I can look for and use repeated reasoning. 5.MP.8

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