Curriculum Map 2006-2007      

The Dwight School
Math 4 / Grade 4 (Primary Years Program)  

Content  Purpose/ Objectives  Activities/ Assessments  Resources 
PLACE VALUE; ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION 
(Week 1, 3 Weeks)
Whole number place value
Estimation
Mental Math: addition and subtraction
Rounding
Money
Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers
Problem Solving
 

-To use place value to count and write whole numbers through millions
-Using tens, number lines, and comparing and ordering to estimate
-Rounding from tens to greater numbers
-Finding patterns in money
-Counting and comparing money amounts to make change and find equivalent money amounts
-Understanding Properties and Rules of Addition and Subtraction
-Adding and subtracting numbers through millions, particular focus on borrowing and carrying numbers and the zeros in subtraction
-To use basic fact patterns to add and subtract mentally
-Problem Solving by: guess and check; choose a computation method; drawing a picture

 

Homework: Chapter One and Chapter 2 Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises

Classwork: Chapter One and Chapter 2 Math Central textbook

Visual experiences with place value: play money, organizing objects in groups of ten

Math tests on each chapter: use of large numbers, understanding of place value, ability to compare and order numbers, confidence and flexibility in handling money, mental math ease and agility, capability with problem solving by choosing a strategy to solve

Group work for problem solving
 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment
 


GEOMETRY 
(Week 4, 4 Weeks)
Flips; Turns; Slides
Angles
Symmetry
Quadrilaterals and other Polygons
Area
Congruence and Similarity
Volume

 

-To explore geometric patterns including flips, turns, and slides
-To classify and name angles, lines, line segments, and polygons
-To explore symmetry, congruence, and similarity in plane figures
-To use ordered pairs to plot points on a coordinate grid
-To find the area of a figure by counting squares or multiplying
-To classify and name geometric solids
-To find the voume of a figure by counting cubes or multiplying
-To use problem-solving strategies: Act it Out and review Sept. strategies
 

Homework: Chapter Five Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises

Classwork: Chapter Five Math Central textbook

Math Test on Chapter Five: shape identification, perceptual skills and ability to visualize, operations for area and volume, problem solving strategies and accuracy

Group work for problem solving

Architecture Design Assessment: Teacher Rubric and Student Questionnaire for incorporation of geometric shapes and concepts
 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment; Math manipulatives for work with polygons and solids; grid paper for symmetry, area
 


COLLECTING, ORGANIZING, AND USING DATA 
(Week 8, 5 Weeks)
Collecting and Recording Data and Developing a Survey
Organizing and Interpreting Data in a variety of graphs: bar, line, circle, pictograph, line plot
Making Predictions
Comparing Probabilities
Problem Solving Strategies
 

- To collect, record, and interpret data in tables and graphs
-To construct bar graphs, pictographs, line graphs, and circle graphs
-To find the probability of a single event
-To use the language of probability to compare outcomes and make predictions
-Providing real-world data opportunities for students to make their own tables and graphs to interpret data
-To use mental math strategies to add and subtract
-To use problem solving strategies: Make a List and previously learned strategies
 

Homework: Chapter Three Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises

Classwork: Chapter Three Math Central textbook

Weather Unit Activity connection: Graphing Weather data collected over week-long period

Physical Health Activity connection: Collecting Data and graphing pulse rate through different physical activities

Math test on chapter material: constructing and interpreting graphs-finding points and labeling axes and title; problem solving; probability scenarios

Group work for problem solving
 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment; grid paper for graph work; spinners for probability
 


MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION 
(Week 13, 3 Weeks)
Understanding Multiplication
Multiplication Patterns
Understanding Division
Division Patterns
Properties and Rules of Mult. and Div.
Basic Facts for Mult. and Div.
Multiples
Factors
Multiplying and Dividing by Multiple-Digit Numbers
 

-To write and model basic multiplication facts
-To write and model basic division facts
-To write related multiplication and division sentences
-To use properties and rules for multiplication and division
-To use number patterns to find multiples and common multiples
-To use number patterns to find factors and common factors
-Problem Solving strategies: Make A Table and previously learned strategies
-To practice for mental math ease multiplication and division facts 0-12
-To begin to develop knowledge of multiple digit multiplication and long-division
 

Homework: Chapter Four Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises

Classwork: Chapter Four Math Central textbook

Timed Quick Quizzes: 5s&10s; 2s&4s&8s; 3s&6s; 7s&9s; 11s&12s

Student-made Flashcards (1-12)

Math Test on Chapter: mental math with mult. and div. facts (1-12); meaning of mult. and div. through arrays; factors & multiples; finding common factors and mutiples from a set of numbers; problem solving

Group work for problem solving
 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment

Student-made flashcards

Arrays
 


MULT./ DIV. OF MULTIPLE-DIGIT NUMBERS; FRACTIONS 
(Week 16, 4 Weeks)
Estimating Products
Multiplying By 1-Digit Numbers
Multiplying Money
Understanding Remainders
Dividing By 1-Digit Numbers
Long-Division
Zeros in Quotients
Dividing Money
Finding Averages
Multiplying 2-digit and 3-digit numbers
Dividing 2-digit and 3-digit numbers
Fraction Concepts

 

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION
-To estimate products and quotients
-To multiply 2- and 3- digit numbers by 1-digit and 2-digit numbers
-Multipying and Dividing Money
- To divide through grouping and long-division
-Averages: Mean , Median and Mode
-Problem Solving Strategies: Guess and Check and previously learned strategies

FRACTIONS
-Fractions and Equivalence
-Simplest Form of Fractions

 

Homework: (MULTIPLICATION/ DIVISION BY 1-DIGIT) Chapter Six, Seven, (MULTIPLICATION/ DIVISION BY 2- and 3-DIGIT) Eleven, Twelve, and begin (FRACTIONS) Chapter Eight Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises

Classwork: Chapters in textbook

Group work for problem solving

Unit Test: Multiplication and Division with Multiple-Digit Numbers; Problem Solving
 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment

Arrays

Key to Fractions Book One by Steven Rasmussen
 


OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS 
(Week 20, 4 Weeks)
FRACTIONS
equivalent fractions
simplest form
ordering and comparing
greatest common factor
exploring fractional parts of a number
patterns
multiplying and dividing fractions
begin adding and subtracting fractions

 

-To write a fraction for part of a region
-To investigate equivalence using models and arithmetic
-To recognize fractions in simplest form and simply by dividing
-To use models, number lines, and arithmetic to compare and order fractions
-To compare fractions with like and unlike denominators
-To use manipulatives and models to find the fractional part of a number
-To find the greatest common factor between fractions for simplifying and multiplying fractions with ease
-To multiply and divide fractions using arithmetic and models
-To begin to add and subtract fractions with models
 

Homework: Chapter Eight Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises; packet pages in Steve Rasmussen texts

Classwork: Chapters in textbook; lessons following Steve Rasmussen packets; equivalent fraction game

Group work for problem solving

Unit Tests: fraction concepts/ multiplying and dividing fractions
 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment

manipulatives

Key to Fractions Book One & Book Two (begin book 3) by Steven Rasmussen
 


ADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS/ MIXED NUMBERS 
(Week 24, 3 Weeks)
FRACTIONS
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Lowest Common Denominator
Mixed Numbers
Fraction-Based Word Problems
 

-To use prior knowledge to understand the concept of adding and subtracting fractions
-To investigate adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
-To decide whether to use mental math, pencil and paper arithmetic, or a picture to solve fraction-based word problems
-To identify mixed numbers
-To add and subtract mixed numbers
-To find equivalent improper fractions from mixed numbers and vice versa
-To rename sums and differences in simplest form
 

Homework: Chapter Nine Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises; packet pages in Steve Rasmussen texts

Classwork: Chapters in textbook; lessons following Steve Rasmussen packets; fraction quilt exercise

Group work for problem solving

Unit Tests: adding and subtracting fractions/ mixed numbers
 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment

manipulatives

Key to Fractions Book Three & Book Four by Steven Rasmussen
 


DECIMALS AND PERCENTS 
(Week 27, 3 Weeks)
DECIMALS
Tenths
Hundredths
Place Value
Comparing and Ordering
Using Rounding to Estimate
Adding
Subtracting

PERCENTS
Concept
As decimals
As fractions
100%
Double and Triple
Estimating
 

-To write and model decimals in tenths and hundredths
-To relate decimals to fractions and mixed numbers
-To use place value to count and write decimals in word, table, and standard format
-To compare and order decimals through hundredths
-To use rounding to estimate decimal and money amounts
-To add and subtact up to three decimals through hundredths
-To understand and apply the relationship between percents, decimals and fractions
-To name double and triple through percents
-To estimate in percents

 

Homework: Chapter Eleven Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises; packet pages in Steve Rasmussen text

Classwork: Chapters in textbook; lessons following Steve Rasmussen packets

Group work for problem solving

Unit Tests: Decimals and percents
 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment

Percents Concepts by Steven Rasmussen
 


MEASUREMENT 
(Week 30, 5 Weeks)
MEASUREMENT
inch, foot, yard, mile
perimeter
area review
capacity
cup, pint, quart, gallon
ounce, pound, ton
centimeter, millimeter, decimeter, meter, kilometer
liter, milliliter
gram, kilogram
temperature
elapsed time
 

-To estimate and measure length using both metric and customary English units
-To find the perimeter of a figure by adding
-To review how to find the area of a figure by multiplying
-To esimate and measure capacity, weight, or mass using appropriate units
-To find equivalence for metric and customary units
-To find Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature
-To determine elapsed time between two given times
-To read a calendar
-To solve word problems with measurement situations
-To justify why an answer is reasonable
 

Homework: Chapter Ten Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises; packet pages in Steve Rasmussen text

Classwork: Chapters in textbook; lessons following Steve Rasmussen packets

Group work for problem solving

Unit Test: measurement skills
 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment

English Measurement Concepts by Steven Rasmussen
 


MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION BY TWO-DIGIT NUMBERS 
(Week 35, 2 Weeks)
MULTIPLICATION BY TWO-DIGIT/ THREE-DIGIT NUMBERS
Estimating Products
Multiplying by Multiples of Ten
Using Array Diagrams
Multiplying Two-Digit Numbers
Multiplying Three-Digit Numbers
Multiplying Money

DIVIDING BY TWO-DIGIT/ THREE-DIGIT NUMBERS (ADVANCED MATERIAL)
Estimating Quotients
Review One-Digit Divisors
Two-Digit Divisors
Multiple-Digit Divisors
Dividing Money


 

MULTIPLICATION
-To use patterns to find multiples of 10, 100, and 1000
-To estimate large products
-To multiply 2- and 3- digit numbers by 2- and 3- digit numbers
-To use array diagrams to help visualize multiplication with 2-digit numbers
-To multiply money amounts with proper placement of the decimal point
-To use the grouping property to multiply three factors
-To use a variety of strategies learned this year to solve word problems

DIVISION
-To use patterns to divide multiples of 10, 100 and 1000
-To estimate large quotients
-To divide two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers
-To divide 3- and 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers
-To divide money
 

Homework: Chapter Twelve and Thirteen Math Central Practice Book exercises; Another Look exercises; Enrichment exercises; packet pages in Steve Rasmussen text

Classwork: Chapters in textbook; using graph paper for proper place value when multiplying large numbers

Group work for problem solving


 

Math Central textbook, practice book, reteaching, and enrichment
 

Updated: Friday, January 05, 2007
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