Math Curriculum
The Greendale Schools has adopted Everyday Math (3rd edition) as a resource for math instruction. The math program involves children in a variety of activities that create a foundation for mathematical understanding and problem solving. Children manipulate concrete materials such as unit blocks, pattern blocks, and plastic counters to form mathematical concepts. Children discover the world of math through game activities and exploration that involves counting, computation, sequencing, sorting, classifying, patterning, measuring, graphing, and real life problems. Students expand their use of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, telling time, data, money, and patterns. Students will be involved in math activities at least 60 minutes every day.
Math instruction will occur in both a large group setting and a small group setting.
By the end of the year, fourth grade students will:
The Greendale Schools has adopted Everyday Math (3rd edition) as a resource for math instruction. The math program involves children in a variety of activities that create a foundation for mathematical understanding and problem solving. Children manipulate concrete materials such as unit blocks, pattern blocks, and plastic counters to form mathematical concepts. Children discover the world of math through game activities and exploration that involves counting, computation, sequencing, sorting, classifying, patterning, measuring, graphing, and real life problems. Students expand their use of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, telling time, data, money, and patterns. Students will be involved in math activities at least 60 minutes every day.
Math instruction will occur in both a large group setting and a small group setting.
By the end of the year, fourth grade students will:
- Read, write, compare, and order numbers to 1,000,000,000.
- Find multiples of whole numbers through 10 and find whole number factors.
- Use different equations to represent an equivalent whole number.
- Add, subtract, and multiply accurately single digit numbers and fact extensions (i.e. 70+80) automatically.
- Add, subtract, and multiply three-digit whole numbers and estimate the reasonableness of an answer.
- Collect, organize, and represent data.
- Use graphs and basic probability to answer questions, draw conclusions, and predict outcomes.
- Measure length, weight, temperature, and angles.
- Describe relationships between units of measure (i.e. inches and feet)
- Measure and find perimeter of polygons.
- Find area of polygons.
- Calculate problems involving money.
- Understand fractions.
- Tell time to the nearest minute.
- Describe, create, and extend patterns. Articulate the rule for the pattern.
- Read and write problems using +, -, *, /, and = and use < and > to solve equations.
- Describe commutative and associative properties of addition & multiplication and apply them to mental math.
- Apply distributive property of multiplication.
- Identify and draw points, intersecting and parallel lines, rays, and right angles.
- Identify, describe, and model 2-D & 3-D shapes (including trapezoid, rhombus, hexagon, prism, sphere, etc.).