Grade 4

Students in Grade 4 use their understanding of the Base-10 number system to make connections between common models, benchmark values (friendly numbers), and the 4 basic operations. As such, the emphasis is on developing estimation strategies, including rounding, and using various models to organize and communicate multi-step problem solving involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Particular attention is paid to understanding number facts as groups of related values (number families), similar to the "Friends of 10" concept in primary grades. 1768853596448.748e4a24039.png

In the table below, you will find instructional resources organized by theme as well as according to discrete skills for Grade 4 Math (ie. Understanding Place Value, Addition/Subtraction, Multiplication/Division, etc.)

Note:

Operational Fluency refers to ease of recognition of which operation is required for a given problem and Computational Fluency (the proficient use of various models and strategies to perform the desired operation)

Brochure which summarizes the strategies & models seen in this grade

	Curricular Competencies
Planning for Proficiency BIG IDEAS K-9	Understanding & Solving (activate curiosity, play, practice, recall)	Communicating & Representing (use vocabulary, notation & draw visualizations)	Reasoning & Analyzing (Use logic, infer missing information, use & interpret patterns, compare, equate)	Connecting & Reflecting (Consolidate understanding, think creatively, connect ideas, seek challenges)
Common Models for Gr.4 Unit Planning Template Multiplication Iceberg Concept Map Fractions Iceberg Concept Map	Base-Ten Blocks Cuisenaire Rods Place-Value Chart Number Grids Number Line Multiplication Markers (Flipbook/Fan)	Part + Part = Whole (Pattern Block Pizza) Fraction Models (Bar, Pie) Time: Clock Face (analog and digital) Data: Pictograph, Bar Graph (1: many)	Number Talks Images (PPT) Area/Array Model Multiplication Table used to divide Bar Model = Pie Model (equivalent forms for fractions)	Literacy Connections Math Picture Books by topic Digital Literacy Connections Virtual Math Manipulatives
Benchmark Values (Base-Ten)	Read and write 4-digit numbers Compare 4-digit numbers Counting on and back by 1, 5, 10, 100 Skip Counting and Fact Families Donut/Wheel Fact Practice Activities Egg Carton Abacus	Number Talks Constructions (PPT) Name place value (table) Write in expanded form Represent money transactions with symbols and pictures	Estimation Tasks (using referents) 10 steps to estimate reasonably Ascenders Game (uses dice) Model and compare values using Base-Ten Blocks Convert metric units (ex. cm to m)	Financial Literacy Connection My Book Fair Budget (use scholastics catalogue) My Grocery Budget (use store flyers) Snack Shack Menu Tasks
Benchmark Values (Fractions)	Understand benchmark fractions Compare benchmark fractions (ie. using fraction bars) Combine benchmark fractions to make a whole (ie. using money)	Name and Represent Fractions Fractions Bingo Teaching Fractions Using Lego Bricks Sample Unit: Time (Grade 3,4)	You Cubed Fraction Puzzles Splats! (with Money)	Financial Literacy Connection mixed numbers = prices Connection to Society and Careers Time management Hourly wages
Addition/Subtraction Pythagorean Tables (Addition/Subtraction, English) Pythagorean Tables (Addition/Subtraction, French)	Adding and Subtracting by place value Use Strategies: sharing/borrowing, constant distance/difference Tarsia Puzzle Subtraction 3-digit Addition, Subtraction War (With Cards)	Adding and Subtracting on a number line Problem Strings for Grade 4 Arranging information according to a schedule or timeline (sequencing)	Yohaku Junior Puzzles (Additive and Multiplicative) Relating repeated addition to arrays Choose Strategies: sharing/borrowing, constant distance/difference	Art Connection Mondrian Art Puzzles
Multiplication/Division Multiplication Math Pack	Pythagorean Multiplication Tables (English) Pythagorean Tables (Multiplication, French) Parts A,B,C Doubles and Halves Game Multiplication War (With Cards)	I Have...Who Has... Kakooma Multiplication Puzzle Tarsia Puzzle Repeated Addition - Multiplication Array/Area model of multiplication Lesson Array Capture Game Shikaku Puzzles	Proportional Reasoning Use known multiples and number patterns (x1,2,5,10) to infer factors and larger multiples (x4, 8, 20, 50, 100) Connecting Multiplication and Division Pythagorean Tables (Multiplication) Part D	Financial Literacy Connection Budgeting and Tables (Ratio Tables)
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy	Connecting to Place Exploring West Coast Ecosystems Life cycles of local plant and animal species Salmon Frog Whale Cedar Tree Butterfly Bird (various) Land-based, experiential learning Beach (Various) Islands (Quadra, Cortes, Reade) Forest (Beaver Lodge Lands, etc. Wetlands (Various) River (Fish Hatchery, Quinsam River) School Garden	Connecting to Language Using counting words, colour words, and other words to describe shape, quantity, and location (in Kʷak̓ʷala and Lik̓ʷala, English, French, and/or ayʔaǰuθɛm) Contact the Indigenous Education Department for more information. IndigenousEd@sd72.bc.ca French Resources (Page Under Development)	Connecting to Culture and Community Learning from members of various Indigenous communities: Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ (We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum), Xwémalhkwu (Homalco), Klahoose, Tlowitsis, Comox, Métis, etc.) Contact the Indigenous Education Department for more information. IndigenousEd@sd72.bc.ca FNESC Math First Peoples Guide	Science & Social Studies Connections The Salmon Forest (film & guide) Watershed CPR (Rivershed Society of BC) Wildsalmoncentre.org The Sitka Conservation Society Seasonal Cycle and 13 Moons Calendar Lessons (Resources Under Development)

Instructional and Assessment Routines

Common Formative Numeracy Assessment (CFNA)
Section 8 of the District Numeracy Framework
SNAP Number Sense Instructional Routine
SNAP Grades 2-9
Recommended Resource: Number Sense Booklets from "Penny Drop Teaching"

Grade 3-5 Numeracy Resource Sampler Pack

Self-Assessment Math 4&5

Games for Fluency Building in Math
BEAM Math Games for Grades 3-5

High-Yield Routines for Elementary

Curated list with links to recommended resources