Grade 4 Curriculum
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Grade 4 | Counting
Skip count by 1,000's
Grade 4 | Addition
Use a variety of strategies to add numbers up to 10,000
Grade 4 | Subtraction
Use a variety of strategies to subtract numbers up to 10,000
Grade 4 | Multiplication
Understand various meanings of multiplication
Use a variety of strategies to multiply two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers (with and without regrouping)
Use a variety of strategies to multiply two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers (with and without regrouping)
Develop fluency in multiplying multiples of 10 and 100 up to 1,000
Understand, use, and explain the associative property of multiplication
Develop fluency with multiplication facts up to 10x
Grade 4 | Division
Use multiplication and division as inverse operations to solve problems
Use a variety of strategies to divide two-digit dividends by one-digit divisors (with and without remainders)
Interpret the meaning of remainders
Understand various meanings of division
Grade 4 | Numbers
Develop an understanding of the properties of odd/even numbers as a result of multiplication
Select appropriate computational and operational methods to solve problems
Read and write whole numbers to 10,000
Round numbers less than 1,000 to the nearest ten, or to the nearest hundred
Compare and order numbers to 10,000
Understand the place value structure of the base ten number system:
10 ones = 1 ten
10 tens = 1 hundred
10 hundreds = 1 thousand
10 thousands = 1 ten thousand
Recognize equivalent representations for numbers up to four digits and generate them by decomposing and composing numbers
Round decimals to the nearest whole number.
Grade 4 | Decimals
Develop an understanding of decimals as part of a whole
Add and subtract decimals to tenths and hundredths using a hundreds chart
Understand how to extend the place value structure of the base ten number system to include decimals: tenths, hundredths, thousandths ...
Grade 4 | Fractions
Add and subtract proper fractions with common denominators
Express decimals as an equivalent form of fractions to tenths and hundredths
Develop an understanding of fractions as locations on number lines and as divisions of whole numbers
Recognize and generate equivalent fractions (halves, fourths, thirds, fifths, sixths, and tenths) using manipulatives, visual models, and illustrations
Use concrete materials and visual models to compare and order unit fractions or fractions with the same denominator (with and without the use of a number line)
Understand the difference between proper, improper and mixed fractions
Grade 4 | Measurement
Select tools and units appropriate for the length measured (metric)
Use a ruler to measure to the nearest metric unit (whole centimeters or whole meters)
Know and understand equivalent metric standard units of length:
10 millimeters = 1 centimeter, 100 centimeters = 1 meter, 1,000 meters = 1 kilometer
Select tools and units appropriate to the mass of the object being measured (grams, kilograms and tonnes)
Measure mass using grams
Select tools and units appropriate to the capacity being measured (milliliters and liters)
Measure capacity using milliliters and liters
Select tools and units appropriate to the temperature being measured (degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit).
Know the freezing and boiling points of water on the two scales.
Select tools and units appropriate to an area being measured (square centimeters, meters or kilometers)
Select tools and units appropriate to a volume being measured (cubic millimeters, cubic centimeters, cubic meters or cubic kilometers)
Select tools and units appropriate to a speed (velocity) being measured (m/s, km/h)
Know and understand equivalent metric units of mass: 1,000 g = 1 kg, 1,000 kg = 1 tonne
Select tools and units appropriate for the length measured (US standard units)
Use a ruler to measure to the nearest standard US unit (whole inches, whole feet, whole yards)
Know and understand equivalent US standard units of length:
12 inches = 1 foot, 3 feet = 1 yard, 1,760 yards = 1 mile
Select tools and units appropriate to the mass of the object being measured (ounces, pounds and tons)
Measure mass using ounces
Select tools and units appropriate to the capacity being measured (fluid ounces, cups, pints and gallons)
Measure capacity using fluid ounces, cups, pints and gallons
Select tools and units appropriate to an area being measured (square inches, feet or miles)
Select tools and units appropriate to a volume being measured (cubic inches, cubic feet, cubic yards or cubic miles)
Select tools and units appropriate to a speed (velocity) being measured (fps, mph)
Know and understand equivalent US standard units of mass: 16 oz = 1 lb, 2,000 lb = 1 ton (short)
Grade 4 | Time
Calculate elapsed time in days and weeks, using a calendar
Calculate elapsed time in hours and half hours, not crossing A.M./P.M.
Grade 4 | Geometry (Plane)
Identify and name polygons, recognizing that their names are related to the number of sides and angles (triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, and octagon)
Identify points and line segments when drawing a plane figure
Find perimeter of polygons by adding sides
Find the area of a rectangle by counting the number of squares needed to cover the rectangle
Draw and identify intersecting, perpendicular, and parallel lines and planes.
Parts of an angle (arm/ray and point/vertex) and different ways of labelling an angle
Classify angles as acute, right, obtuse, straight and reflex.
Grade 4 | Geometry (Solid)
Define and identify vertices, faces, and edges of three-dimensional shapes
Identify and number the edges, vertices and faces of three-dimensional shapes: cube, cylinder, sphere, torus, prism, pyramid and cone
Grade 4 | Pre-Algebra
Evaluate and express relationships using open sentences with one operation
Use the equality or inequality symbols (with and without the use of a number line) to compare whole numbers and unit fractions and decimals (up to hundredths)
Find the value or values that will make an open sentence true, if it contains equality or inequality symbols
Describe, extend, and make generalizations about numeric (+,-,x,/) and geometric patterns
Analyze a pattern or a whole-number function and state the rule, given a table or an input/output box
Grade 4 | Data
Design investigations to address a question from given data
Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments,and record appropriately
Represent data using tables, bar graphs, and pictographs
Read and interpret line graphs
Develop and make predictions that are based on data
Formulate conclusions and make predictions from graphs
Understand accuracy and precision
Grade 4 | Estimation
Check reasonableness of an answer by using estimation
Grade 4 | Money
Make change, using combined coins and dollar amounts
Read and write decimals to hundredths, using money as a context
Use concrete materials and visual models to compare and order decimals (less than 1) to the hundredths place in the context of money
Multiply decimals to hundredths by a whole number, especially in the context of money.
Calculate a total cost using combined coins and dollar amounts