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Saxon Math Intermediate 5

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 is the classroom (school) edition for fifth grade, covering the same content as Saxon Math 6/5 in a hardcover textbook format. It suits schools and co-ops and builds strong readiness for pre-algebra.

Homeschooling? See Saxon Math 6/5 (homeschool edition)
Saxon Math Intermediate 5 student textbook cover

What Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Covers

  • Fractions, decimals, and percents
  • Ratios and number theory
  • Geometry and measurement
  • Data analysis and probability
  • Pre-algebra readiness and problem solving

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Table of Contents

The full lesson-by-lesson scope and sequence for Saxon Math Intermediate 5, so you know exactly what your student will learn before you start.

132 lessons

  • Lesson 1·Sequences/ Digits

  • Lesson 2·Even and Odd Numbers + Activity (Halves)

  • Lesson 3·Using Money to Illustrate Place Value + Activity (Place Value)

  • Lesson 4·Comparing Whole Numbers

  • Lesson 5·Naming Whole Numbers and Money

  • Lesson 6·Adding Whole Numbers

  • Lesson 7·Writing and Comparing Numbers Through Hundred Thousands/ Ordinal Numbers

  • Lesson 8·Relationship Between Addition and Subtraction

  • Lesson 9·Practicing the Subtraction Algorithm

  • Lesson 10·Missing Addends

  • Investigation 1·Translating and Writing Word Problems + Activity (Writing Word Problems)

  • Lesson 11·Word Problems About Combining

  • Lesson 12·Lines/ Number Lines/ Tally Marks

  • Lesson 13·Multiplication as Repeated Addition/ Adding and Subtracting Dollars and Cents

  • Lesson 14·Missing Numbers in Subtraction

  • Lesson 15·Making a Multiplication Table + Activity (Multiplication Table)

  • Lesson 16·Word Problems About Separating

  • Lesson 17·Multiplying by One-Digit Numbers

  • Lesson 18·Three Factors and Missing Factors

  • Lesson 19·Relationship Between Multiplication and Division

  • Lesson 20·Three Ways to Show Division

  • Investigation 2·Fractions: Halves, Fourths, and Tenths + Activity (Using Fraction manipulatives)

  • Lesson 21·Word Problems About Equal Groups

  • Lesson 22·Division With and Without Remainders

  • Lesson 23·Recognizing Halves

  • Lesson 24·Parentheses and the Associative Property

  • Lesson 25·Listing the Factors of Whole Numbers + Activity (Grouping by Factors)

  • Lesson 26·Division Algorithm

  • Lesson 27·Reading Scales

  • Lesson 28·Measuring Time and Elapsed Time

  • Lesson 29·Multiplying by Multiples of 10 and 100

  • Lesson 30·Interpreting Pictures of Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

  • Investigation 3·Fractions: Thirds, Fifths, and Eights + Activity (Using Fraction Manipulatives)

  • Lesson 31·Pairs of Lines/ Angles + Activity (Parallel and Perpendicular Segments)

  • Lesson 32·Polygons

  • Lesson 33·Rounding Numbers and Estimating

  • Lesson 34·Division with Zeros in the Quotient

  • Lesson 35·Word Problems About Comparing and Elapsed Time

  • Lesson 36·Classifying Triangles

  • Lesson 37·Drawing Pictures of Fractions

  • Lesson 38·Fractions and Mixed Numbers on a Number Line

  • Lesson 39·Comparing Fractions by Drawing Pictures

  • Lesson 40·Writing Quotients with Mixed Numbers

  • Investigation 4·Pattern Recognition

  • Lesson 41·Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Common Denominators

  • Lesson 42·Short Division/ Divisibility by 3, 6, 9

  • Lesson 43·More Arithmetic with Mixed Numbers

  • Lesson 44·Measuring Lengths with a Ruler

  • Lesson 45·Classifying Quadrilaterals

  • Lesson 46·Word Problems About a Fraction of a Group

  • Lesson 47·Simplifying Mixed Measures + Activity (Simplifying Height Measurements)

  • Lesson 48·Reading and Writing Whole Numbers in Expanded Notation

  • Lesson 49·Solving Multiple-Step Word Problems

  • Lesson 50·Finding and Average

  • Investigation 5·Organizing and Analyzing Data + Activity (Graphing)

  • Lesson 51·Multiplying by Two-Digit Numbers

  • Lesson 52·Naming Numbers Through Hundred Billions

  • Lesson 53·Perimeter/ Measures of a Circle + Activity (Measuring Circles)

  • Lesson 54·Dividing by Multiples of 10

  • Lesson 55·Multiplying by Three-Digit Numbers

  • Lesson 56·Multiplying by Three-Digit Numbers that include Zero

  • Lesson 57·Probability

  • Lesson 58·Writing Quotients with Mixed Numbers

  • Lesson 59·Subtracting a Fraction from 1

  • Lesson 60·Finding a Fraction to Complete a Whole

  • Investigation 6·Line Graphs + Activity (Making a Line Graph)

  • Lesson 61·Using letters to Identify Geometric Figures

  • Lesson 62·Estimating Arithmetic Answers with Rounded and Compatible Numbers

  • Lesson 63·Subtracting a Fraction from a Whole Number Greater than 1

  • Lesson 64·Using Money to Model Decimal Numbers

  • Lesson 65·Decimal Parts of a Meter + Activity 1 (Decimal Parts of a Meter) & Activity 2 (Measuring with a Meter Stick)

  • Lesson 66·Reading a Centimeter Scale

  • Lesson 67·Writing Tenths and Hundredths as Decimal Numbers + Activity (Comparing Decimal Numbers)

  • Lesson 68·Naming Decimal Numbers

  • Lesson 69·Comparing and Ordering Decimal Numbers + Activity (Fractions of a Second)

  • Lesson 70·Writing Equivalent Decimal Numbers

  • Investigation 7·Displaying Data

  • Lesson 71·Fractions, Decimals, and Percents + Activity 1 (Using Fractions and Decimals) & Activity 2 (Writing Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

  • Lesson 72·Area, Part 1 + Activity (Using Area Models)

  • Lesson 73·Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers

  • Lesson 74·Units of Length

  • Lesson 75·Changing Improper Fractions to Whole or Mixed Numbers

  • Lesson 76·Multiplying Fractions

  • Lesson 77·Converting Units of Weight and Mass

  • Lesson 78·Exponents and Square Roots

  • Lesson 79·Finding Equivalent Fractions by Multiplying by 1

  • Lesson 80·Prime and Composite Numbers + Activity (Identifying Prime and Composite Numbers)

  • Investigation 8·Graphing Points on a Coordinate Plane/ Transformations + Activity 1 (Graphing Designs) & Activity 2 (Transformations)

  • Lesson 81·Reducing Fractions, Part 1

  • Lesson 82·Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

  • Lesson 83·Properties of Geometric Solids

  • Lesson 84·Mean, median, Mode, Range

  • Lesson 85·Units of capacity

  • Lesson 86·Multiplying Fractions and Whole Numbers

  • Lesson 87·Using manipulatives and Sketches to Divide Fractions

  • Lesson 88·Transformations + Activity (Describing transformations)

  • Lesson 89·Analyzing Prisms

  • Lesson 90·Reducing Fractions, Part 2

  • Investigation 9·Performing Probability Experiments +Activity 1 (Probability Experiment 1) & Activity 2 (Probability Experiment 2

  • Lesson 91·Simplifying improper Fractions + Activity (Modeling Improper Fractions)

  • Lesson 92·Dividing by Two-Digit Numbers

  • Lesson 93·Comparative Graphs

  • Lesson 94·Using Estimation When Dividing by Two-Digit Numbers

  • Lesson 95·Reciprocals

  • Lesson 96·Using Reciprocals to Divide Fractions

  • Lesson 97·Ratios

  • Lesson 98·Temperature

  • Lesson 99·Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimal Numbers

  • Lesson 100·Simplifying Decimal Numbers

  • Investigation 10·Measuring Angles + Activity 1 (Modeling Angles) & Activity 2 (Measuring Angles) & Activity 3 (Drawing Angles)

  • Lesson 101·Rounding Mixed Numbers

  • Lesson 102·Subtracting Decimal Numbers Using Zeros

  • Lesson 103·Volume

  • Lesson 104·Rounding Decimal Numbers to the Nearest Whole Number

  • Lesson 105·Symmetry and Transformations

  • Lesson 106·Reading and Ordering Decimal Numbers

  • Lesson 107·Using Percent to Name Part of a Group

  • Lesson 108·Schedules + Activity (Reading and Interpreting a Schedule)

  • Lesson 109·Multiplying Decimal Numbers

  • Lesson 110·Multiplying Decimal Numbers: Using Zeros as Placeholders

  • Investigation 11·Scale Drawings

  • Lesson 111·Multiplying Decimal Numbers by 10, by 100, by 1000

  • Lesson 112·Finding the Least Common Multiple of Two Numbers + Activity (Prime Numbers on a Hundred Number Chart)

  • Lesson 113·Writing Mixed Numbers as Improper Fractions

  • Lesson 114·Using Formulas

  • Lesson 115·Area, Part 2

  • Lesson 116·Finding Common Denominators to Add, Subtract, and Compare Fractions

  • Lesson 117·Dividing a Decimal Number by a Whole Number

  • Lesson 118·More on Dividing Decimal Numbers

  • Lesson 119·Dividing by a Decimal Number

  • Lesson 120·Multiplying Mixed Numbers

  • Investigation 12·Tessellations + Activity 1 (Triangle and Quadrilateral Tessellations) & Activity 2(Creating Tessellations with Altered Figures)

Textbooks You'll Need for Saxon Math Intermediate 5

These are the Saxon Math Intermediate 5 classroom materials and where to buy them.

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Homeschool Kit cover

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Homeschool Kit

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Power Up Workbook cover

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Power Up Workbook

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Written Practice Workbook cover

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Written Practice Workbook

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Solutions Manual cover

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Solutions Manual

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Homeschool Testing Book cover

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Homeschool Testing Book

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Saxon Math Intermediate 5 — Common Questions

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 covers Fractions, decimals, and percents, ratios and number theory, geometry and measurement, data analysis and probability, and pre-algebra readiness and problem solving. Lessons build incrementally and review earlier skills so concepts stick over time.
Saxon Math Intermediate 5 is designed for students working at roughly a 5th Grade level, but placement is based on mastered skills rather than age. The most reliable way to confirm the right starting point is to take the free placement test.
Most students complete Saxon Math Intermediate 5 in one school year at a pace of about four to five lessons per week. You can move faster or slower — the program is self-paced, so spend extra time on tougher topics and move quickly through ones your student already knows.
Nicole's video lessons and online grading follow the 1st edition. The Saxon Math Intermediate 5 classroom materials are listed above with links to buy them. A complete kit includes the textbook plus the supporting workbooks and tests.

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