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Welcome to 5th Grade Florida B.E.S.T. Standards Resource Page!
This page is your go-to guide for understanding and implementing the 5th Grade Florida B.E.S.T. Math Standards. Below, you’ll find a complete list of all the standards and skills, along with resources to help make your teaching more effective and efficient.
The Florida B.E.S.T. (Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking) Math Standards are organized into broad categories called Strands, with specific skills outlined under each. These Strands group related mathematical concepts and provide a clear structure for learning at each grade level.
For 5th grade, the key Strands include:
Each Strand is further broken down into Benchmarks, which are specific skills or concepts that students are expected to learn. For example, the benchmark MA.5.FR.2.2 focuses on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, including mixed numbers.
Click on a strand (buttons linked above) to start exploring!
Strand: Number Sense & Operations
Standard: MA.5.NSO.1 – Understand place value for multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths place.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.NSO.1.1 | Express how the value of a digit in a multi-digit whole with decimals to the thousandths changes if the digit moves one or more places to the left or right. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.NSO.1.2 | Read and write multi-digit whole numbers with decimals to the thousandths using standard form, word form, and expanded form. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.NSO.1.3 | Compose and decompose multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths in multiple ways using the values of the digits in each place. Demonstrate the composition or decompositions using objects, drawings, and expressions or equations. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.NSO.1.4 | Plot, order and compare multi-digit numbers with decimals up to the thousandths. | – Task Cards – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.NSO.1.5 | Round multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths to the nearest hundredth, tenth or whole number. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Game Show – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.5.NSO.2 – Add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit numbers.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.NSO.2.1 | Multiply milt-digit whole numbers including using a standard algorithm with procedural fluency. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.NSO.2.2 | Divide multi-digit whole numbers, up to five digits by two digits, including using a standard algorithm with procedural fluency. Represent remainders as fractions. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.NSO.2.3 | Add and subtract multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths, including using the standard algorithm with procedural fluency. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.NSO.2.4 | I can explore estimation of multiplication and division of multi-digit numbers with decimals using rounding & place value. | – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.NSO.2.5 | Multiply a multi-digit number with decimals to the tenths by one-tenth and one-hundredth with procedural reliability. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.NSO.2.5 | Divide a multi-digit number with decimals to the tenths by one-tenth and one-hundredth with procedural reliability. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Strand: Algebraic Reasoning
Standard: MA.5.AR.1 – Solve problems involving the four operations with whole numbers and fractions.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.AR.1.1 | Solve multi-step real-world problems involving any combination of the four operations with whole numbers, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted within the context. | – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.AR.1.2 | Solve real-world problems involving the addition, subtraction or multiplication of fractions, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1. | – Task Cards – Task Cards – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Interactive Slides – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Game Show – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.AR.1.3 | Solve real-world problems involving division of a unit fraction by a whole number and a whole number by a unit fraction. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.5.AR.2 – Demonstrate an understanding of equality, the order of operations and equivalent numerical expressions.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.AR.2.1 | Translate written real-world and mathematical descriptions into numerical expressions and numerical expressions into written mathematical descriptions. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.AR.2.2 | Evaluate multi-step numerical expressions using order of operations. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.AR.2.3 | Determine and explain whether an equation involving any of the four operations is true or false. | – Task Cards – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.AR.2.4 | Given a mathematical or real-word context, write an equation involving any of the four operations to determine the unknown whole number with the unknown in any position. | – Task Cards – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.5.AR.3 – Analyze patterns and relationships between inputs and outputs.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.AR.3.1 | Given a numerical pattern, identify and write a rule that can describe the pattern as an expression. | – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.AR.3.2 | Given a rule for a numerical pattern, use a two-column table to record the inputs and outputs. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Strand: Fractions
Standard: MA.5.FR.1 – Interpret a fraction as an answer to a division problem.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.FR.1.1 | Given a mathematical or real-world problem, represent the division of two whole numbers as a fraction. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.5.FR.2 – Perform operations with fractions.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.FR.2.1 | Add fractions with unlike denominators, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1, with procedural reliability. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Check |
| MA.5.FR.2.1 | Subtract fractions with unlike denominators, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1, with procedural reliability. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.FR.2.2 | Extend previous understanding of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a fraction, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1, with procedural reliability. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.FR.2.3 | When multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 or a fraction greater than 1, predict and explain the relative size of the product to the given number without calculating. | – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.FR.2.4 | Extend previous understanding of division to explore the division of a unit fraction by a whole number and a whole number by a unit fraction. | – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Strand: Measurement
Standard: MA.5.M.1 – Convert measurement units to solve multi-step problems.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.M.1.1 | Solve multi-step real-world problems that involve converting measurement units to equivalent measurements within a single system of measurement. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital PIxel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.5.M.2 – Solve problems involving time and money.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.M.2.1 | Solve multi-step real-world problems involving money using decimal notation. | – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Strand: Geometric Reasoning
Standard: MA.5.GR.1 – Classify two-dimensional figures and three-dimensional figures based on defining attributes.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.GR.1.1 | Classify triangles or quadrilaterals into different categories based on shared defining attributes. Explain why a triangle or quadrilateral would or would not belong to a category. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.GR.1.2 | Identify and classify three-dimensional figures into categories based on their defining attributes. Figures are limited to right pyramids, right prisms, right circular cylinders, right circular cones and spheres. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.5.GR.2 – Find the perimeter and area of rectangles with fractional or decimal side lengths.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.GR.2.1 | Find the perimeter and area of a rectangle with fractional or decimal side lengths using visual models and formulas. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.5.GR.3 – Solve problems involving the volume of right rectangular prisms.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.GR.3.1 | Explore volume as an attribute of three-dimensional figures by packing them with unit cubes without gaps. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by counting unit cubes. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.GR.3.2 | Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths using a visual model and a formula. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Game Show – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.GR.3.3 | Solve real-world problems involving the volume of right rectangular prisms, including problems with an unknown edge length, with whole-number edge lengths using a visual model or a formula. Write an equation with a variable for the unknown to represent the problem. | – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.5.GR.4 – Plot points and represent problems on the coordinate plane.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.GR.4.1 | Identify the origin and axes in the coordinate system. Plot and label ordered pairs in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.GR.4.2 | Represent mathematical and real-world problems by plotting points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Strand: Data Analysis & Probability
Standard: MA.5.DP.1 – Collect, represent and interpret data and find the mean, mode, median or range of a data set.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.5.DP.1.1 | Collect and represent numerical data, including fractional and decimal values, using tables, line graphs or line plots. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.5.DP.1.2 | Interpret numerical data, with whole-number values, represented with tables or line plots by determining the mean, mode, median or range. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
