What Comes Nex_? - This task is rigorous and has several possible answers. It has potential to engage students in great mathematical discourse, and it addresses the standards of mathematical practices. The additional tasks may seem rudimentary for fourth graders, but it can be modified or supplemented.
What's Your Angle? - In this lesson, students will use addition or subtraction to find the measure of two adjacent angles and determine the measure of an unknown angle.
What's the Point? - This is a great task to start the geometry unit, leading a discussion on the purpose of a point.
We All Scream for Ice Cream - In this MEA, students will work in collaborative groups to solve multi-step problems with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percent by using different mathematical operations. The students will be asked to assist an ice cream shop owner, who is planning a promotional program "Flavor of the Month," to rank the ice cream flavors based on the data provided. Students will need to read a data table, rank the flavors, convert the fraction amount to a percent and decimal and per serving costs to a decimal as well. A twist is added to the problem when one of the flavors is too expensive to make because of seasonal availability but two new flavors are added to be calculated. An additional twist is given by adding an adult survey to the second data table. The students will need to recalculate the new percent and decimals for the additional flavors.
Understand multi-digit whole number place value concepts - In this lesson, you will learn about place value with larger numbers by using a place value chart and arrow cards.
Two-Digit Array Multiplication - Students will understand the process for multiplying a 2-digit number times a 2-digit number. They will show this understanding by illustrating and explaining the strategies used to find an answer for a 2-digit x 2-digit multiplication problem by working from arrays.
The Secret Agent Symmetry Man - Students will know that a line of symmetry (also called mirror symmetry) as being a line across the figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts. Students will know how to identify line-symmetric figures. Students will draw lines of symmetry.
The Geometry of Letters - The task does not ask the students to draw components of this standard, but it does give practice in identifying the different components of this standard. This would make an excellent independent task in a work station.
The Alternative Recipe - This lesson supports the following standards for mathematical practices: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 4. Model with mathematics.
Subtracting 3-digit Numbers (Regrouping) - This video shows a strategy for subtraction with regrouping.
Sports Numbers - This task engages students in identifying numbers in a real-world context. Through this activity, students can engage in mathematical discourage about numbers in their environment.
Slice it in Half - Students will be able to draw lines of symmetry on 2-D shapes, classroom objects, and food items. Students will be able to identify if a shape or object has more than one line of symmetry.
Share and Share Alike - This inquiry-based 5E lesson provides a framework for students to investigate division of a multi-digit number by a 1-digit divisor using hands-on materials. Students will have the opportunity to work with manipulatives such as base-10 blocks to physically divide a multi-digit number into equal groups. Students will discover the idea of remainders through their exploration. The lesson is designed to be chunked and can easily be spread over 2, 45-minute sessions.
Rounding Whole Numbers 2 - This Khan Academy video shows another way to round.
Rounding Whole Numbers 1 - This is a good video for remediation of the lesson.
Robotics on a Budget - Students will compute multi-digit numbers to calculate number of items that can be purchased with a set dollar amount. Students compute multi-digit numbers to determine the price of a purchase. Students will write a letter communicating their mathematical procedures and reasoning to the client.
Ribbon Fractions Unit - This is a 3 lesson unit intended as an introduction to fractions. The activities use a linear model to help students understand the fraction concepts. There is a continuous story about the teacher wrapping birthday presents and having ribbon left over. Students will use cut out paper strips to represent the ribbon to discover the understandings noted in the standards. This unit was developed by Becky Pittard and the Volusia County Lesson Study Group using a Lesson Plan template (included) chosen by the AFT Common Core cadre for lesson sharing.
Recognize Area as Additive - This activity is listed as a third grade standard, but this skill became a GSE fourth grade standard in summer of 2015. This lesson provides a real-world scenario in which to apply the area formula for overlapping rectangles.
Post-Office Numbers - Though this task does not provide sufficient not comprehensive practice for mastering this standard, it does engage students to read and write numbers in a real-world context.
Place Value Strategies and Operations - Students in fourth grade will already have several strategies they can use to perform multi-digit arithmetic. It is important to highlight place value and properties of operations within their strategies.
Number and Operations in Base Ten - The final task includes an answer key and rubric, though the other practice sheets do not offer an answer key. However, this document does provide sufficient practice of specific skills for the three standards: 4NBT1, 4NBT2, 4NBT3.
Number and Operations - Fractions - This document provides suggestions for instructional practices and includes a task to assess understanding.
Murder Mystery - A murder has been committed! There are 32 suspects; and one of them is guilty. Using your powers of deduction; can you crack each of the five coded clues to reveal the identity of the killer?
Multiplication and Division - This is a lengthy, but comprehensive document that outlines multiplication and division strategies. It teaches multiplicative comparison through perimeter and area word problems.
Multiple Bake Sale Cookie Recipes with Fractional Ingredients - In this lesson students will explore ways to find the total quantity of mixed numbers multiplied by a whole number using a real-world situation.
MD Karl's Garden - Area - Area/Multi-step word problem.
Marshmallow Math - In this lesson, students are physically engaged in measuring distances of tossed marshmallows to the nearest 1/2 foot. Using their measurements, they will represent the data on a line plot and then solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of mixed numbers. This is a fun lesson that motivates students to become excited about the difficult world of fractions.
Making Sense Series: The Progression of Multiplication and the Standard Traditional Algorithm - Graham Fletcher presents a video lasting less than 6 minutes in which he explains the progression of multiplication beginning with second grade work with arrays through the development of the standard algorithm in fifth grade using a concrete-representational-abstract approach as indicated in the GSE standards.
Making Sense Series: The Progression of Division and the Standard Traditional Algorithm (aka Long Division) - Graham Fletcher discusses and illustrates how students develop a conceptual understanding of division through the GSE mathematics standards from third grade to sixth grade. A concrete-representational-abstract approach, as indicated in the standards, is demonstrated in this short (7:49 minutes) video.
Making Sense Series: The Progression of Addition and Subtraction - The progression of addition and subtraction as defined in the GSE mathematics standards is illustrated in this short (7:20 minutes) video by Graham Fletcher. A concrete-representational-abstract approach, as indicated in the standards, is demonstrated.
Making and Investigating Fraction Strips - This includes a progression of five lessons and a way to extend each lesson. This link also includes reflection questions teachers can ask students and outlines behaviors that demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Looking for Calculator Patterns - This lesson includes several activities to engage students in recognizing calculators as tools. The interactive calculator and hundred board show students the connection between the patterns in repeated addition and multiplication.
Line Plots through the Grades - Students will explore constructing and interpreting line plots with whole number and fractional scales. Students will then use data from line plots to solve onestep and multi-step problems building on previously learned strategies for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions.
Let's Make a Movie - Students will add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers (through the millions) to compare and contrast movie genres.
Lessons for Learning - This comprehensive document outlines lessons addressing many fourth grade math standards.
Krispy Kreme Me - This is a rich task that challenges students to use critical thinking skills to solve the problem. It addresses the standards of mathematical practices, and it provides the opportunity for great mathematical discourse. Students will have an opportunity to exercise several strategies in order to solve this rigorous task.
Jumping Rope: A Time Telling Game - Students will use the number line diagrams to solve word problems involving time to the nearest minute. The lesson begins with a formative assessment that evaluates students' strategies for efficiently solving word problems involving time to the nearest minute. In order for students to have practice with the skills, they will complete the guided practice with number line diagrams, as well as playing the game, Jumping Rope. To conclude the lesson, students will complete a time word problem where students will need to use a number line diagram to display an efficient way to solve.
Is This the Right Angle? - Students will be able to solve addition and subtraction problems to find unknown angles.Aligned to Common Core State Standard: 4.G.1
Is it 1 or more than 1? - Students will identify improper fractions and mixed numbers from a real-world context by drawing models.
Investigating Fractions with Pattern Blocks - This is a great 5-lesson progression that uses pattern blocks to enhance equivalent fraction instruction. This site also comes with additional resources and a print out for students to work on independently.
How Do I Measure an Angle with a Protractor? - YouTube video that will aid in measuring angles with a protractor.
High Temperature - While an answer key for the task is included, the task does not provide sufficient amount of practice to master the skill. The activity sheet does tie in weather standards for fourth grade, which would make the activity sheet a great independent STEM station.
Grade 4 Whole Numbers - This site includes links to resources to implement in stations and links to another website that provides ample amount of practice for skills targeted in this standard. Answer keys are included in the documents with extra practice.
Grade 4 Number and Operations Fractions 1 and 2 Teacher Module - This comprehensive document includes instructional practices and assignments that align to standards.
Grade 3 Measurement and Data - This standard was formerly a third grade standard. MGSE3.7d became a fourth grade standard (MGSE4.MD.8) in summer of 2015. Teachers will need to scroll down to only use activities address standard MD7d. to address the fourth grade standard.
Grade: 4, Mathematics 4.NF.1 - Video that can be used whole group or in a center as a reteach or remediation tool.
Give an Inch, Take a Foot - Students practice measuring techniques by measuring different objects and distances around the classroom. They practice using different scales of measurement in metric units and estimation. Also, students learn how measurement is used in engineering and why accuracy is important to the design of new products.
Fractions: Let's Compare - In this lesson students use area models, number lines, and the benchmark fraction of 1/2 to compare fractions that are less than one and have different numerators and denominators to solve real-world problems.
Finding Factors - Upon completion of this lesson, students will: have learned about factors and have visually seen how factorizations make up various numbers
Find Area and Perimeter of a Rectangle in the Real World - YouTube Review of Area and Perimeter; could be used in a center to reteach or review.
Factor That! - This is a foundational lesson in which the students will visually see the relationship between factors and multiples. As a result of this hands on lesson and guided discussion, they will learn to identify the factors of a given number.
Factors - Students learn about factoring by using manipulatives and computer applets.
Factor Rainbows - The students will learn one strategy for finding the factors of whole numbers. After creating factor rainbows students will learn the difference between prime and composite numbers. To integrate writing students will create a story using their chosen number.
Exploring Place Value with M&Ms - This lesson will use M&Ms to explore place value. The students are given 8-10 M&Ms and assigned a value for each color from one to hundred thousand. The students will then write their number in standard, written and expanded form. The students will also identify the place and value of various digits.
Estimate Whole Numbers - This interactive website only shows one way to round, but it can be used for remediation in an independent station. Be cautious of the misuse of "and" as numbers are read.
Equivalent Fractions Bingo - Cute game for students to try out independently or at home. This includes visual circle models for fractions so students can compare.
Eggsactly a Dozen - This 6-lesson plan provides an answer key to the task and a link with additional resources.
Edible Angles - This lesson is designed to help students understand that when an angle is decomposed into parts, the measure of the parts is equal to the whole measure of the original angle. By the end of this lesson, students should have a firm understanding of this standard.
Draw Points, Lines, and Rays - In this 8 lesson geometry unit, students will learn to draw and identify lines and angles and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles. Aligned to Common Core State Standards: 4.G.1, 4.G.2, 4.MD.5, 4.MD.6
Draw a Blueprint of Your House - This lesson will help your students learn about area and perimeter while imagining and drawing a blueprint of their dream house floor plan. It takes you through steps to access their prior knowledge of area and perimeter and builds up to having them make their own blueprint on graph paper. They will have so much fun drawing and creating their blueprint they will forget that they are actually learning how to find area and perimeter.
Do the Dew - This task has a real world connection, and it provides students with an opportunity to engage in great mathematical discourse. It can be used to introduce this skill and can provide teachers with a diagnostic assessment.
Dill'er Up - Though this activity does not address the standard in its entirety or directly, it offers an opportunity for deep critical thinking and great mathematical discourse.
Create a Quilt - Equivalent Fractions - In this lesson, students will work in cooperative pairs to design and construct quilts according to specified instructions. They will obtain the knowledge that fractions can be equivalent even though they may look different and are made up of different numbers. Students develop skills in reasoning as they defend and justify why two fractions are equivalent.
Comparing Fractions - This lesson explores different methods for comparing fractions, building on students' understandings of what fractions are and how they have relevance to the real world. Aligned to Common Core State Standard: 4.NF.2
Comparing Fractions - This lesson includes a skill-based assessment question and a performance-based assessment task. It provides brief instructional strategies that can be implemented for students.
Comparing Equivalent Fractions - YouTube video that can be used as an introduction or a reteach tool.
Comparing and Order Decimals - In this cooperative learning activity, students will have five sets of decimal cards to sort and put in order - least to greatest. The lesson starts with a short whole group activity and then breaks off in to structured groups. The teacher is free to interact with each of the groups and monitor progress, participation, and understanding.
Compare Fractions Using Various Benchmarks - This website includes a lesson plan, supplemental materials, and an instructional video. There are also teaching notes to go with this lesson on comparing fractions.
Compare and Find the Missing Number in an Equation - Students should know and understand the following: o The meaning of the equal sign. o In addition, you add the parts to make the total (whole). o Comparison of numbers. o The meaning of true and false. o Some ability to add and subtract mentally.
Buy a House - Students will be given specifications (specs) about a house and have to determine which house would be the best one for the client according to the families needs.
Bikes and Trikes - The task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of concepts involved in multiplication. A student must make sense of equal sized groups of objects.
BBC - Skillwise - Rounding and Estimating - Since this is published by BBC, the money references are in pounds. The video explains the real-life importance of rounding and different levels of practice are included in additional links.
Artistic Angles - Students will learn about angles by using protractors.
Array-bow of Colors - This three act-task scores limited because it is very specific in the skill it addresses. However, the task is very rigorous and provides opportunities for students to have great math discourse. It also addresses many of the standards of mathematical practices.
Area of Complex Figures Foundation - It is listed as addressing 3MD7d. This standard became 4MD8 in summer of 2015. This document includes a timeframe and tasks addressing this standard.
Angle Your Way Around - In this lesson students will watch a short video on angles, be introduced to the protractor and benchmark angles, practice reading angles properly, make estimates on angle degrees, measure angles precisely, and participate in a small group activity using their new skills.
Amazing Race- Elapsed Time - In this lesson, which focuses specifically on the elapsed time portion of the standard, students work in small groups in a "race" to solve real world problems involving time.
Algebra for the Real World - Students will solve real world and mathematical problem situations using simple algebraic concepts including variables and open sentences.
ABC Symmetry - Students will explore the concept of line symmetry in this lesson. Students will explore two-dimensional pictures and decide whether or not each image has symmetry. Students will also fold pre-cut capital letters to decide whether or not each letter has symmetry.
Aaron and Anya's Quilt Challenge - Great lesson on problem solving and interpreting remainders.
10 x Bigger - In this lesson students will move from constructing concrete models of what happens to a number when you multiply the number by 10 into drawing their own pictorial representations of the same process with numbers up to 1,000. They will develop an understanding of the rule 'a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right' and apply this rule to a variety of situations.
"Chips" Ahoy! - The math meeting is a daily review of skills that takes about 15-20 minutes. The skills reviewed include calendar skills, patterning, counting skills, time and money skills, and a problem of the day.