4th Grade Mathematics Overview

First Semester

Unit I. Place Value

Introduction to Math Workshop 001

Introduction to Math Workshop 002
Place value vocabulary 003
Reading and writing numbers 004
Ordering numbers 005
Comparing numbers and finding numbers on the number line 006
Standard form, expanded form, word form 007
Order of operations with parentheses 008
Formal Assessment-Place value 009

Unit II. Addition and Subtraction

Addition and Subtraction 010

Mastering addition facts 011
Mastering subtraction facts 012
Practicing addition and subtraction using function machines 013
Speedy recall of subtraction and addition facts 014
Formal Assessment-addition and subtraction 015
Multi-digit addition with regrouping 016
Multi-digits addition with regrouping-mental math 017
Multi-digit subtraction with regrouping 018
Multi-digit subtraction with regrouping 019
Adding an subtracting money mixed practice 020
Formal Assessment-addition and subtraction 021

Unit III. Rounding and Estimating

Rounding to the nearest hundred 022

Rounding to the nearest thousand, ten thousand and hundred thousand 023
Rounding, “front end estimation” and “compatible numbers 024
Subtracting, rounding, front end, and compatible numbers 025
Estimating sums and differences 026
Formal Assessment rounding, front-end, and compatible number estimation strategies 027

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Unit IV. Problem Solving

Problem solving steps 028

Writing story problems 029
Drawing pictures to solve story problems 030
Mixed practice problem solving steps and strategies 031
Formal Assessment-Problem solving 032

Unit V. Multiplication and Division

Using the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 10 to multiply 033

More practice with multiplication facts 0, 1, 2, and 10 034
Multiplying by 5 and 9 035
Multiplying by 3, 4, 6, and 8 036
Additional practice with multiplication speedy recall 037
Formal Assessment-multiplication facts 038
Using multiplication to solve word problems 039
Practicing multiplication and division word problems 040
Division with remainders 041
Division with remainders review 042
Formal Assessment-division facts 043

Unit VI. Multidigit Multiplication

Understanding multiplication as it relates to the power of 10 044

Multiplying by multiples of 10 045
Multiplication practice with multiples of 10 046
Rounding and approximating 047
Formal Assessment-multiplication by powers and multiples of 10 048
Approximating answers 049
Multiply two digit numbers by one digit numbers 050
Multiplying three digits by one digit 051
Practice multiplying three digits by one digit 052
Formal Assessment-Multiplication 053
Multidigit two digit by two digit numbers 054
Multiplying three digit numbers by two digit numbers 055
Multiplication uses 056
Mixed practice 057
Assessment-Multiplying by 2-digit numbers 058

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Unit VII. Problem Solving Strategies

Act it out 059

Strategies: Guess and check, make an organized list, look for a pattern 060
Mixed review-act it out, guess and check, make an organized list, look for a pattern 061
Working backwards 062
Draw a diagram-solve a simpler problem 063
Review (act it out, guess and check, lists, patterns, working backwards, draw a diagram, solve
simpler problems) 064
Formal Assessment-Problem solving strategies 065

Unit VIII. Long Division

Dividing by a 1-digit divisor 066

Dividing larger numbers by 1-digit divisors and dividing numbers with zeros 067
More practice dividing by a 1-digit divisor 068
Division using a calculator 069
Problem solving 070
Assessment-Dividing by 1-digit numbers 071
Divisibility by 2, 5, and 10 072
Dividing by a 2-digit divisor 073
More dividing by a 2-digit divisor 074
Dividing multiples of ten by 1 and 2-digit numbers 075
Mixed practice 076
Formal Assessment-Dividing by 1 and 2-digit numbers 077

Unit IX. Decimals

Reading, writing, and identifying decimals expressed through thousandths 078

Place value 079
Comparing and ordering 080
Adding and subtracting decimals and describing and demonstrating 081
Problem-solving 082
Formal Assessment Place value, comparing, addition and subtraction 083
Estimating products of decimals 084
Multiplying decimals by powers of ten 085
Multiplying a decimal by a whole number 086
Zeroes in the product 087
Multiplying decimals by a decimal 088
Using decimals: weight and volume 089
Formal Assessment-Unit test 090

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