4th Grade Goals

Term 1 (September-November)

Topic 1: Generalize Place Value Understanding 

• Students will practice numbers through one million
• Students will review place values
• Students will compare whole numbers 
• Students will round whole numbers

Topic 2: Fluently Add and Subtract Multi-Digit Whole Numbers

• Students will practice finding sums and differences using mental math
• Students will estimate sums and differences
• Students will add and subtract whole numbers
• Students will subtract across zeros
• Students will use math tools such as place value blocks, place value charts

Topic 3: Use Strategies and Properties to Multiply by 1-Digit Numbers

• Students will multiply by multiples of 10, 100, 1000
• Students will estimate products
• Students will use arrays and partial products to multiply 
• Students will use area models and partial products to multiply 
• Students will use area and partial products to multiply 
• Students will use mental math to multiply 

Topic 4: Use Strategies and Properties to Multiply by 2 Digit Numbers 

• Students will use models to multiply 2 Digit Numbers 
• Students will estimate, use rounding or compatible numbers to multiple 2 digit numbers
• Students will use arrays, models and partial products to multiply 2 digit numbers 
• Students will use math tools such as grid paper, place value blocks to multiply 2 digit numbers 

Topic 5: Using Strategies and Properties to Divide by 1 Digit Numbers 

• Students will use mental math to find quotients and estimate quotients 
• Students will interpret remainders
• Students will use partial quotients to divide 
• Students will use sharing to divide 

Topic 6: Use Operations with Whole Numbers to Solve Problems 

• Students will solve comparison problems 
• Students will model multi step problems