BENTWORTH SCHOOL DISTRICT

GRADE 4 MATHEMATICS LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the first quarter, fourth grade students should be able to:

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

1. Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems by:

• Interpret multiplication equations as comparisons.
• Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparisons.  
• Solve multi-step word problems
• Identify the missing symbols in number sentences.

Number and Operations in Base Ten or Fractions

1. Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers by:

• Demonstrate an understanding of place value in whole numbers through 1,000,000.
• Read and write whole numbers in expanded, standard and word form through 1,000,000.
• Compare two multi-digit numbers through 1,000,000 based on digit value.
• Round multi-digit whole numbers (through 1,000,000) to any place.

      2.  Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic by:

• Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers.
• Estimate the answer to addition and subtraction problems using whole numbers through six digits.  

Measurement and Data

1. Represent and interpret data by:

• Create and/or translate data from different types of graphs.
• Make a line plot display using whole numbers as the data.
• Solve problems involving whole numbers on a line plot.

2. Time and Money

• Tell time to the minute on a clock
• Calculate elapsed time
• Solve problems involving money

Geometry – N/A