Editing Fifth grade (section)

== United States ==
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People in the USA (United States of America) go through the 6th year of school. In the USA, grade 5 is known as 5th grade, potentially the last year of elementary school or the first year of middle school.

In the United States, 41 states have implemented [[Common Core State Standards Initiative|Common Core]] standards for 5th-grade curriculum in the English language and srts/mathematics.

Key English Language Arts Common Core standards for 5th grade students include:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/|title=English Language Arts Standards {{!}} Common Core State Standards Initiative|website=www.corestandards.org|access-date=2019-07-19|archive-date=2021-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610055055/http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* Ability to determine the theme of a book, story, or poem from details in the text
* Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story
* Describe how the narrator or speaker's point of view may influence how events are described
* Compare and contrast stories in the same genre.

Key Mathematics Common Core standards for 5th grade students include:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/5/introduction/|title=Grade 5 » Introduction {{!}} Common Core State Standards Initiative|website=www.corestandards.org|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref>

* Write and interpret numerical expressions in operations and algebraic thinking
* Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions
* Convert like measurement units
* Understand volume as an attribute of 3-dimensional space
* Graph points on the coordinate plane
* Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties