Fifth grade brings fractions with different denominators, decimals and longer expressions. These free games keep multiplication and division facts sharp, then guide kids step by step through 2-digit × 2-digit multiplication, long division with remainders, adding fractions, lining up decimals and peeling apart problems with the order of operations.
🎪 Eight more ways to practice the same facts: Vine Swing, Ice Cream Tower, Present Surprise, Ski Lift, Penalty Kicks, Sing-Along, Planet Hop and Crown Jewels.
What kids practice
Multiplying 2-digit by 2-digit numbers
Long division with bigger numbers, 2-digit divisors and remainders
Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
Adding and subtracting decimals
Order of operations with parentheses, and word problems with money, volume and fractions
Try one together: ½ + ⅓
The denominators are different, so find a common one: 6 works for both.
½ = 3/6, because 1 × 3 = 3 and 2 × 3 = 6.
⅓ = 2/6, because 1 × 2 = 2 and 3 × 2 = 6.
3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6.
Tips for parents and teachers
For fractions, ask “What size pieces are these?” before adding. You can only add pieces of the same size.
With decimals, money is a great model: $2.50 + $1.75 lines up dollars and cents.
In order of operations, multiplication and division are partners — do them left to right, whichever comes first.
Matching school standards
These games line up with these Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
5.NBT.B.7 Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals to hundredths.
5.NF.A.1 Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
5.OA.A.1 Use parentheses, brackets or braces in expressions and evaluate them.
Questions parents ask
What are the hardest topics in 5th grade math?
Many kids find adding fractions with unlike denominators and long division the trickiest. Both get easier with strong times tables, which is why the quick-fact games stay in every grade.
How do you add fractions with different denominators?
Rewrite them with a common denominator, add the numerators, and keep the denominator. Banana Bread Bakery shows this step by step.