4th Grade Math Curriculum Overview

Math Introduction (7 Sessions) Standards

Review, assess, engage, & establish math community
Sept. 5- Review third grade skills, assess strengthens and
weaknesses, focus on basic fact fluency, establish class
13th math culture, understand math practice standards &
habits of mind
Unit 1: Arrays, Factors, and Multiplicative Comparison (12 Sessions) 4.OA.A.1
Multiplication and Division 1 4.OA.A.2
Sept. 16 - This unit focuses on using arrays and multiplicative Investigation 1: Representing 4.OA.B.4
comparison problems to understand multiplication, and Multiplication with Arrays 4.NBT.B.5
Oct. 4 gaining familiarity with factors and multiples. Students use
arrays to model multiplication situations and to find Investigation 2: Finding Factors
factors and identify prime numbers to 100. They use what
they know about factors of 100 to find factors of
multiples of 100, and examine the idea that factors of a
number are also factors of a multiple of that number.
Oct.7-11 Project Based Learning Unit: Multiplication

Unit 2: Generating and Representing Measurement Data (11 Sessions) 4.MD.A.1

Modeling with Data 4.MD.B.4
Oct. 15- This unit focuses on using line plots to represent, Investigation 1: Modeling with Data 4.MD.A.2
describe, and compare measurement data; on modeling 4.MD.B.4
25 real-world problems with mathematics; and on Investigation 2: Using Data to
constructing arguments based on data. Students measure Compare
and compare the heights of first and fourth graders. They
collect measurement data of their choosing, and use line
plots to represent and analyze the data.
Oct.28- Project Based Learning Unit: Data
Nov.1
Unit 3: Multiple Towers and Cluster Problems (18 Sessions) 4.OA.A.1
Multiplication and Division 2 4.OA.A.2
Nov. 4- This unit focuses on solving multiplication problems with Investigation 1: Breaking Apart 4.OA.A.3
2-digit numbers, understanding the meaning and structure Multiplication Problems 4.OA.B.4
27 of, and the relationship between, multiplication and
division, and using that understanding to solve Investigation 2: Solving Division
4.NBT.B.5
multiplication and division problems. Students use Problems 4.NBT.B.6
marked and unmarked arrays to represent multiplication
strategies that involve breaking numbers apart. They solve Investigation 3: Strategies for
and represent division story problems, including problems Multiplication
with remainders. Students develop strategies for breaking
the numbers in larger multiplication problems apart in
order to use number relationships that they know,
including multiplying by a multiple of 10.
Dec. 2-6 Project Based Learning Unit: Multiplication & Division

Unit 4: Measuring and Classifying Shapes (20 Sessions) 4.OA.A.3

2-D Geometry and Measurement 4.G.A.1-3
Dec.9– This unit focuses on measuring with standard units, -Investigation 1: Linear 4.NBT.B.4
including perimeter, area, and angles; describing and Measurement
Jan.17 classifying 2-D shapes, and identifying mirror symmetry. -Investigation 2: Sorting and 4.NBT.B.5
Classifying Polygons
-Investigation 3: Measuring Angles
4.NBT.B.6
-Investigation 4: Symmetry and 4.MD.A.1
Area 4.MD.A.2
Jan.27-31 Project Based Learning Unit: Geometry 4.MD.A.3
4.MD.C.5-7
Unit 5: Large Numbers and Landmarks (19 Sessions) 4.OA.A.3
Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 4.NBT.A.1
Feb.3- This unit focuses on understanding the meaning of Investigation 1: Studying Addition 4.NBT.A.2
March 6 addition and subtraction, understanding the base-10
number system with numbers to 1,000,000, and adding Investigation 2: Studying
4.NBT.A.3
and subtracting multidigit numbers fluently, including Subtraction
4.NBT.B.4
with the U.S. standard algorithms. 4.NBT.B.5
Investigation 3: Adding and
Subtracting Large Numbers
March 9- Project Based Learning Unit: Base-Ten System
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Unit 6: Fraction Cards and Decimal Grids (24 Sessions) 4.NBT.B.4
Fractions and Decimals 4.NF.A.1-2
March This unit focuses on understanding the meaning of Investigation 1: Parts of Rectangles 4.NF.B.3-4
16-April fractions and decimals; and comparing fractions and
decimals including finding equivalents. Students use Investigation 2: Comparing
4.NF.C.5-7
17 contexts and representations such as rectangles (an area Fractions and Decimals
4.MD.A.2
model) and number lines (a linear model) to add, subtract, 4.MD.B.4
and multiply fractions. Investigation 3: Adding and
Subtracting Fractions and Decimals

Investigation 4: Computation with

Rational Numbers
April 27- Project Based Learning Unit: Fractions & Decimals
May 1
Unit 7: How Many Packages and Groups? (18 Sessions) 4.OA.A.2
Multiplication and Division 3 4.OA.A.3
May 4-29 This unit focuses on the operations of multiplication and Investigation 1: Multiplication with 4.NBT.B.5
division, including problems involving converting 2-Digit Numbers 4.NBT.B.6
measurements. Students refine their strategies for solving
multiplication problems with two 2-digit numbers and Investigation 2: Strategies for
4.MD.A.1
with a 4-digit number and a 1-digit number, and they use Multiplication 4.MD.A.2
the relationship between multiplication and division to
develop and practice strategies for solving division Investigation 3: Solving Division
problems with up to a 4-digit dividend and a 1-digit Problems
divisor.
Unit 8: Penny Jars and Towers (10 Sessions) 4.OA.A.3
Analyzing Patterns and Rules 4.OA.C.5
June 1-12 This unit focuses on solving multi-step problems, Investigation 1: Representing and 4.NBT.A.3
generating and analyzing patterns, and using symbolic Analyzing Patterns 4.NBT.B.5
notation to model situations. Two contexts (Penny Jars
and Windows and Towers) are used that include both
4.NBT.B.6
additive and multiplicative situations. 4.MD.A.2
June 15- Project Based Learning Unit: Patterns
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