Grade 4Math: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Use the information below to get a deeper understanding of what your child has mastered and areas where your child may need more help. There are also resources you can use to find activities to support your child’s learning at home.
Help can I help my child progress?
Next Steps
Here are some exercises you can work on at home with your Grade 4 student.
Below Mastery
With your student, separate 24 objects into 4 groups of 6. Regroup the objects into 8 groups of 3, 2 groups of 12, etc. Discuss why the pairs of numbers always multiply to equal 24.
At or Near Mastery
With your student, take turns creating and solving each other’s word problems (using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division) or number patterns using drawings or equations.
Above Mastery
With your student, create 5 squares, 1-by-1 to 5-by-5, and write the area on each square. Look for patterns in the areas and discuss how multiplication can help compute areas.
Talking With Your Child's Teacher
This document titled “Moving Forward: A Guide for Conversations with Your Child’s Teacher” includes helpful tips and questions to discuss with the teacher about your child’s classroom performance, academic progress, and more.
Additional Free Resources Available to Support Your Child's Learning
Use this information to have a meaningful conversation with your child’s teacher about the skills and content in the grade level and to support your child’s learning at home.
What Can I Do to Help My Child?
Talking with your child's teacher
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