• Key Concepts in Grade 4 Math
     

    Place value

    • Understand that each place is 10 times the value of the next place
    • Rounding whole numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, or ten thousand 

     

    Math fact mastery - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

    Addition and subtraction of whole numbers

    Multiplication

    • Understand that multiplication is repeated addition
    • Break apart factors and multiply using the distributive property.  For example, 15 x 12 = (10 + 5) x (10 + 2) = (10 x 10) + (10 x 2) + (5 x 10) + (5 x 2)
    • 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication
    • 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication
    • 3-digit by 1-digit multiplication
    • 4-digit by 1-digit multiplication

     

    Division

    • Understand that division is repeated subtraction
    • Divide 2-, 3-, and 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers with and without remainders
    • Understand what the quotient and remainder represent

     

    Fractions and Decimals

    • Addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators
    • Equivalent fractions
    • Simplifying fractions
    • Ordering fractional amounts from least to greatest with like and unlike denominators
    • Changing improper fractions to mixed numbers
    • Adding and subtracting mixed numbers
    • Understanding the relationship between fractions and decimals (tenths and hundredths)

     

    Problem-solving

    • Solve word problems using all key concepts
    • Use bar diagrams to solve problems and include examples