Topic 1: Generalize Place Value Understanding

Students will..

• learn how greater numbers are written, how place values are related,

and how to compare numbers

• learn about the structure of the place-value system with numbers through 1 million

• understand that the value of a digit depends on its place in a number and that a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right

Topic 2: Fluently Add and Subtract Multi-Digit Whole Numbers

Students will…

• learn to fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers.

• round to find values that are close to a correct answer and to check if an answer is reasonable

• practice doing “mental math,” either by using addition properties or by using strategies such as counting on and compensation

Topic 3: Use Strategies and Properties to Multiply by 1-Digit Numbers

Students will…

• learn strategies to multiply two-, three-, and four-digit numbers by

one-digit numbers

• apply strategies involving partial products, including place-value and area models

Topic 4: Use Strategies and Properties to Multiply by 2-Digit Numbers

Students will…

• learn how to multiply 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers

• apply strategies involving arrays and partial products

Topic 5: Use Strategies and Properties to Divide by 1-Digit Numbers

Students will…

• learn how to divide by one-digit divisors

• apply understanding of estimating quotients and, of remainders, and of

connecting models and symbol

• practice dividing whole numbers by one-digit divisors using strategies other than the standard algorithm and checking that the answer is reasonable using estimation

Topic 6: Use Operations with Whole Numbers to Solve Problems

Students will…

• apply multiplication and division strategies to problem situations and explore ways to find solutions

• solve comparison problems as well as using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve multi-step problems

• practice using the four operations to explore the relationship between separate values

Topic 7: Factors and Multiples

Students will…

• learn about factors, factor pairs, lists of factors, and prime and composite numbers

• use arrays and multiplication to find the factors of a given number

• understand that factors are related to multiples

Topic 8: Extend Understanding of Fraction Equivalence and Ordering

Students will…

• learn about fractions

• identify equivalent fractions, and understand that equivalent fractions name the same part of a whole

• use understanding of equivalent fractions to compare and order fractions

Topic 9: Understand Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

Students will…

• learn to add and subtract fractions with like denominators, or denominators that are the same

• learn to use fraction strips and number lines to represent the addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators

Topic 10: Extend Multiplication Concepts to Fractions

Students will…

• extending previous understanding of multiplication and fractions to

multiply a fraction by a whole number

• strengthen his or her understanding of fractions by comparing non-unit fractions, to their corresponding unit fractions

Topic 11: Represent and Interpret Data on Line Plots

Students will…

• learn ways to analyze data using line plots

• Learn to read and create line plots will help your child analyze mathematical relationships that can be used to solve problems

Topic 12: Understand and Compare Decimals (post state test)

Students will…

• learn how fractions and decimals relate to each other

• learn how to compare numbers to two decimal places

• learn how to apply the concept of place value to decimal

Topic 13: Measurement: Find Equivalence in Units of Measure

Students will…

• extend their skills by converting units of length, capacity, weight, and mass within the customary and metric measurement systems

• convert customary units (inches, gallons, pounds) and metric units (meters, liters, grams).

Topic 14: Algebra: Generate and Analyze Patterns

Students will…

• learn to generate and analyze patterns of numbers or geometric shapes

• understand how to use a rule and a table to continue a pattern

• apply how to use a repeating pattern to predict the nth term

Topic 15: Geometric Measurement: Understand Concepts of Angles and Angle Measurement

Students will…

• learn about geometry through common geometric terms, such as point, line, ray, and line segment

• learn about angles, including classifying angles, measuring angles, and adding and subtracting angle measures.

• determine the measure of an angle using known angle measures, as well as using a protractor

Topic 16: Lines, Angles, and Shapes

Students will…

• learn about pairs of lines (parallel, intersecting, and perpendicular)

• recognize and classify different plane figures, including different types of polygons, triangles, and quadrilaterals

• understand that a plane figure is a figure that has two dimensions: length and width

Topic 17: Step Up to 5th Grade (post state test)

Students will…

• review concepts from the year to prepare for 5th grade

• be introduced to foundational concepts for 5th grade math curriculum