4th Grade Math
Skills to Know
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Fluently multiply and divide within 100
Develop an understanding of properties of operations to multiply and divide (Commutative Property of Multiplication, Associative Property of Multiplication, & Distributive Property)
Solve two-step word problems using the four operations with whole numbers
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100
Fluently add and subtract within 1,000
Number and Operations- Fractions
Develop an understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1)
Represent fractions on a number line.
Determine if fractions are equivalent (equal) using a number line, visual fraction models, or benchmark fractions
Measurement and Data
Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure elapsed time in minutes.
Find the area and perimeter of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths.
Activities to Try
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Miss Lianto orders four packs of seven markers. After passing out one marker to each student in her class, she has 6 left. How many students does Miss Lianto have in her class?
Using crackers make an array to show 5 x 4, then make another array to show 4 x 5. Is the product the same? Why or why not? Now show 7 x 6, then show 6 x 7, what is the product?
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Choose 5 different 3-digit numbers. Round each number to the nearest 10 and 100.
You are asked to help stack books at the library. There are 8 shelves on a bookcase that you must stack. Each shelf holds 9 books. What is the total number of books that can be stacked on the 8 shelves?
Number and Operations- Fractions
Draw a picture of a pizza that you would love to eat. Cut the pizza so that each member of your family gets an equal share. In your math journal, write the fractional amount of pizza each family member will receive.
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Draw a number line beginning with 0. Place only the following numbers on your number line: 4 ½, 2, 3.5, and 6⅞. How did you decide where to place the numbers?
Play a game of basketball (or any game) with a friend. Each person gets ten opportunities to score. Record how many times each person scores out of ten. Write each person's score as a fraction with ten as the denominator. Compare the two fractions. (e.g., If I shoot a basketball ten times and score 8 of those times, I would write 8/10. If my sister scores 9 times. She would write 9/10. 9/10 > 8/10)
Measurement and Data
Select a day and create a schedule of activities for that day. Begin by recording the time you wake up to the time you go to bed. Compute the elapsed time between each activity. Share your schedule with your parent/guardian.
What time was it when you woke up this morning? What time was it 2 hours and 20 minutes before the time you woke up? What time will it be 47 minutes after you woke up?
Mary’s rectangle has an area of 36 sq. units. Jeanine has a rectangle with a perimeter of 30 units. The two rectangles have different lengths and widths. Could they both have the same area? Show your work to prove your answer.
Math Resources
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