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. 
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
| Common Models for Grade 4 Virtual Math Manipulatives | Base-Ten Blocks Cuisenaire Rods Place-Value Chart Number Grids Number Line | Part + Part = Whole (Pattern Block Pizza) Clock Face (analog and digital) Pictograph, Bar Graph (1: many) | Area/Array Model Multiplication Table Bar Model and Pie Model (for fractions) |
| Benchmark Values (Base-Ten) | Read and write 4-digit numbers Compare 4-digit numbers Counting on and back by 1, 5, 10, 100 Egg Carton Abacus | Name place value (table) Write in expanded form | Estimation Tasks (using referents) 10 steps to estimate reasonably Model values using Base-Ten Blocks |
| Benchmark Values (Fractions) | Read and write benchmark fractions Compare benchmark fractions (ie. using fraction bars) Combine benchmark fractions to make a whole (ie. using money) | Fraction Bingo Teaching Fractions Using Lego Bricks | You Cubed Fraction Puzzles Splats! (with Money) |
| Addition/Subtraction Pythagorean Tables (Addition/Subtraction) | Adding and Subtracting by place value Strategies: sharing/borrowing, constant distance/difference | Adding and Subtracting on a number line Recommended: 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 Mondrian Art Puzzles |
| Multiplication Multiplication Math Pack | Pythagorean Tables (Multiplication) Parts A,B,C Doubles and Halves Game | I Have...Who Has... Kakooma Multiplication Puzzle Tarsia Puzzle Repeated Addition - Multiplication | Array/Area model of multiplication Lesson Array Capture Game Shikaku Puzzles |
| Division | By 2, 5, 10 | Divide by 4, 8, 20, 50, 100 | Pythagorean Tables (Multiplication) Part D |
| Literacy Connections | Math Picture Books by topic | My Book Fair Budget | |
| Skip Counting and Fact Families | Multiplication Markers (Flipbook/Fan) | Donut/Wheel Fact Practice Activities | Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication War (With Cards) |
| Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy | Connecting to Place Exploring West Coast Ecosystems Life cycles of local plant and animal species
| 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 |
| Planning for Proficiency BIG IDEAS K-9 | Unit Planning Template Sample Unit : Time (Grade 3,4) | Multiplication Iceberg Concept Map | Fractions Iceberg Concept Map |
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" | |
| 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 |
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