Fourth Grade Math

Below is an overview of what your child should know and be able to do by the end of 4th grade.

Unit 1

  • Recognize and apply place value in numbers through millions.
  • Organize, display, and analyze data using line plots and line graphs.
  • Determine and distinguish among mean, median, mode, and range using concrete materials.
  • Classify angles as acute, obtuse or right.
  • Identify and describe the sides, angles, edges, vertices and faces of solid figures.
  • Draw circles, triangles, and quadrilaterals given their dimensions.
  • Identify, draw and describe points, lines, line segments and rays.

Unit 2

  • Demonstrate mastery of basic multiplication and division fact families.
  • Identify and apply multiples and factors of numbers.
  • Solve for the unknown or variable in an equation.
  • Generalize a pattern by stating a rule.
  • Write and simplify numeric expressions suing number properties.

Unit 3

  • Compare and order fractions and mixed numbers.
  • Compare decimals to the hundredths using numerals, pictures and objects.
  • Describe the relationship between fractions and decimals.
  • Add and subtract decimals using models and pictures.
  • Add and subtract fractional numbers with like denominators using models and pictures.
  • Multiply fractions and whole numbers using models and pictures.
  • Solve problems involving estimation with fractions and decimals.
  • List all possible outcomes for a simple probability situation.
  • Express the probability of an event with equally likely outcomes as a fraction.
  • Analyze data using circle graphs.

Unit 4

  • Multiply any whole number by a 2 or 3 digit factor.
  • Divide any whole number by a 1 digit divisor.
  • Estimate products to determine the reasonableness of answers.
  • Estimate and determine elapsed time.

Unit 5

  • Identify translations, reflections and rotations of figures.
  • Select appropriate attributes and use standard units to solve measurement problems.
  • Solve problems involving area, perimeter, volume and elapsed time.
  • Develop formulas to solve.