Hello fabulous 4th Grade Parents!

4.1 Math Curriculum

4.1: This week we will be introducing Unit 3: Fraction Equivalents...

This week, your child will be introduced to their next unit: Fraction Equivalents! This week's standard is 4.NF.1. In this unit, your child will review fractions, but will also learn how to find equivalent fractions using fraction models and visuals. Students will also work to compare fractions with different numerators and denominators by using >, <, or = to. We have a variety of choice board activities and hands-on stations prepared for your child to really understand what fractions are and how we can manipulate them! There will be a quiz over 4.NF.1 this Friday, October 23rd!

4.1 Standards for Unit 3:
4.NF.1 - Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n × a)/(n × b) by using visual fraction models, with attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size. Use this principle to recognize and generate equivalent fractions.

4.1 Homework for the Week:

• Tuesday (10/20/15) - IXL Q6 & Q8 (20-25 minutes)
• Thursday (10/22/15) - Fractions Worksheet (due Friday!)
• 4.NF.1 Quiz on Friday (10/23/15)

4.2 Math Curriculum

4.2: This week we are introducing Unit 6: Geometry

This week, your child will be introduced to their next unit: Geometry! This week's standard is 4.G.1 In this unit, your child will learn all about lines, angles, geometric shapes and their attributes, and lines of symmetry. We have a variety of choice board activities and hands-on stations/activities that will really help bring geometry to life! There will be a quiz over 4.G.1 this Friday, October 23rd!

4.1 Standards for Unit 6:

4.G.1 - Draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines. Identify these in two-dimensional figures.

4.G.2 - Classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines, or the presence or absence of angles of a specified size. Recognize right triangles as a category, and identify right triangles.

4.G.3 - Recognize a line of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure as a line across the figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts. Identify line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry.
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4.2 Homework for the Week:

• Tuesday (10/20/15) - IXL P13, P30, P31
• Thursday (10/22/15) - Lines & Angles Worksheet
  
• 4.G.1 Quiz on Friday (10/23/15)

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5.1 Math Curriculum

5.1: This week we are introducing Unit 3: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals

This week, your child will be introduced to their next unit: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals! This week's standard is 5.NBT.2. In this unit, your child will continue to learn and practice multiplying and dividing decimals by the powers of 10, as well as multiplying and dividing decimals by whole numbers and other decimals. We have a variety of choice board activities and hands-on stations/activities that will help teach and reinforce these skills! There will be a quiz over 5.NBT.2  this Friday, October 23rd!

5.1 Standards for Unit 3:
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5.NBT.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.

5.NBT.7 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

5.1 Homework for the Week:

• Tuesday (10/20/15) - IXL A11 & I2
• Thursday (10/15/15) - Powers of 10 Worksheet
• 4.G.1 Quiz on Friday (10/23/15)

Have a great week! 


Mrs. Alterman, Ms. Densmore, Ms. Getzfred, Ms. Spaeth

Hello fabulous 4th Grade Parents!

4.1 Math Curriculum

4.1: This week we are continuing Unit 2: Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers...

This week, your child will be reviewing all of the standards that we have covered in Unit 2. These standards require your child to multiply or divide to solve word problems, find whole number quotients and remainders up to 4-digit dividends and 1-digit divisors, and solve multi-step word problems with multiplication and division. Students will also continue to master multiplication of whole numbers up to 4 digits by a 1 digit whole number, and multiply two digit numbers by another two digit number. Your child will take notes over these standards this week. Hands-on activities will be provided for your child in order to make real-world connections to the skills they are learning in class. The homework and standards for the week are written below. 

*Reminder:
 The Unit 2 assessment will be taken on Friday, October 16th!

4.1 Standards for Unit 2:
4.OA.1 - Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.

4.OA.2 - Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.

4.OA.3 - Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

4.OA.4 - Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is prime or composite.

4.OA.5 - Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule. Identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself. For example, given the rule “Add 3″ and the starting number 1, generate terms in the resulting sequence and observe that the terms appear to alternate between odd and even numbers. Explain informally why the numbers will continue to alternate in this way.

4.NBT.5 - Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

4.NBT.6 - Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.​

4.1 Homework for the Week:

• Tuesday (10/13/15) - Study for Friday's assessment
• Thursday (10/15/15) - Study for Friday's assessment
• Friday (10/16/15) - Unit 2 Assessment!

4.2 Math Curriculum

4.2: This week we are continuing with Unit 5: Fractions and Decimals...

This week, your child will be reviewing all of the standards that we have covered in Unit 5. These standards require your child to find equivalent decimal fractions, add decimal fractions, convert decimal fractions into decimal notation, and compare decimals to the hundredths place. Your child has taken notes over these standards throughout the unit. We encourage the students to bring there math journals home with their notes to study for their assessment. The homework and standards for the week are written below. 

4.2 Standards for Unit 5:

4.NF.5 - Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100, and use this technique to add two fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100. For example, express 3/10 as 30/100, and add 3/10 + 4/100 = 34/100.

4.NF.6 - Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example, rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as 0.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram.

4.NF.7 - Compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two decimals refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions, e.g., by using a visual model.

4.2 Homework for the Week:

• Tuesday (10/13/15) - Study for Friday's assessment!
• Thursday (10/15/15) - Study for Friday's assessment!
• Friday (10/16/2015) - Unit 5 Assessment!

5.1 Math Curriculum

5.1: This week we are continuing Unit 2: Decimals...

This week, your child will be reviewing all of the standards that we have covered in Unit 2. These standards require your child to understand place value especially within decimals, read and write decimals in word form and expanded form, compare decimals, round decimals, and add and subtract decimals. Your child has taken notes over these standards throughout the unit. We encourage the students to bring there math journals home with their notes to study for their assessment. The homework and standards for the week are written below.

5.1 Standards for the Unit 2:
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5.NBT.1 - Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.

5.NBT.3a -  Read and write decimals to thousandths using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form, e.g., 347.392 = 3 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 7 × 1 + 3 × (1/10) + 9 × (1/100) + 2 × (1/1000).

5.NBT.3b - Compare two decimals to thousandths based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.

5.NBT.4 - Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.

5.NBT.7 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

5.1 Homework for the Week:

• Tuesday (10/13/15) - Study for Friday's assessment!
• Thursday (10/15/15) - Study for Friday's assessment!
• Friday (10/16/2015) - Unit 2 Assessment!

Have a great week! 


Mrs. Alterman, Ms. Densmore, Ms. Getzfred, Ms. Spaeth