5th grade math skills: Find out what you need to know for your student Fifth-graders will continue to deepen their understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions.

A Massachusetts teacher who staged a mock slave auction and used the N-word in a 5th-grade class has been placed on leave, according to a letter sent to parents by the school’s superintendent.

The pre-K visit included measures of vocabulary, letter and word identification, and math problem-solving; the 5th grade visit measured vocabulary, reading, math, and general cognitive abilities.

Think you're a trivia whiz? Put your knowledge to the test with these trivia questions that'll determine whether or not you're smarter than a 5th grader.