5th Grade Math Centers | 10 Numerical Expressions Centers | Order of Operations

Everything you need to practice and reteach numerical expressions can be found inside of this set of 5th grade math centers. There are 10 different numerical expressions centers included in this set.

Along with 10 engaging math centers, this set also includes a teacher guide that walks you through prepping each center, storing your centers, and implementing the centers.

Activities Included:

There are 5 different types of activities included in this set of centers. Each activity includes 2 different centers. Check out the included preview to see an example of each of the math activities below.

• Task Cards: generating numerical patterns
• Board Games: multiplying by powers of 10
• Error Analysis: using the order of operations
• Secret Picture: multiplying and dividing by powers of 10
• Square Puzzles: using the order of operations

How to Use These Math Centers:

• Each math center has an answer sheet that can be turned in and graded for student accountability.
• The centers can be reused over and over again. Just prep them once and use them for years to come!
• If you prefer, you can also create single-use centers with the included black and white, printable options.
• The teacher guide includes a printable packet cover page that you can use if you prefer to create weekly math center work packets for your students.

Skills Covered:

• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.OA.A.1: Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.OA.A.2: Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. For example, express the calculation “add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2” as 2 √ó (8 + 7). Recognize that 3 √ó (18932 + 921) is three times as large as 18932 + 921, without having to calculate the indicated sum or product.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.OA.B.3: Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules. Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms. Form ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the two patterns, and graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. For example, given the rule “Add 3” and the starting number 0, and given the rule “Add 6” and the starting number 0, generate terms in the resulting sequences, and observe that the terms in one sequence are twice the corresponding terms in the other sequence. Explain informally why this is so.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.A.1: Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.A.2: Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.

About the Download:

All of the centers are included in one ZIP download. After unzipping this resource, you will see 6 PDFs: the teacher guide, the task card centers, the board game centers, the error analysis centers, the secret picture centers, and the square puzzle centers. All of the teacher instructions can be found inside of the teacher guide. You will find everything you need for each center inside of the corresponding PDFs.

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