Expanding operations, fractions, and geometric thinking
Take mathematics further! The Grade 4 Mathematics curriculum expands fluency with multi-digit operations, develops deep fraction and decimal understanding, and explores geometry and measurement in new ways.
Explore the different areas of Grade 4 mathematics with detailed learning outcomes and teaching strategies
Grade 4 · Mathematics
Extend understanding of whole numbers to multi-digit values, fractions, and decimals through representation and comparison.
Whole Number – Saying Number Sequence, Meaningful Counting and Skip Counting
5 specific outcomesWhole Number – Representing and Partitioning Quantities
4 specific outcomesWhole Number – Comparing and Ordering Quantities
7 specific outcomesWhole Number – Understanding Place Value
7 specific outcomesLearners will recognize, represent, and compare quantitative information and develop quantitative reasoning including additive and multiplicative thinking to make meaningful connections and solve problems.
9 specific outcomesLearners will recognize, represent, and compare quantitative information and develop quantitative reasoning including additive and multiplicative thinking to make meaningful connections and solve problems.
6 specific outcomesLearners will be able to represent decimals in context, verbally and symbolically
6 specific outcomesFractions, Decimals and Rational Numbers – Comparing and Ordering Decimal
6 specific outcomesFractions, Decimals and Rational Numbers – Decimal Place Value
6 specific outcomesGrade 4 · Mathematics
Develop fluency with multi-digit multiplication and division and extend operations to fractions and decimals.
Additive Thinking – Understanding the Meaning of Addition and Subtraction and How They Related
9 specific outcomesAdditive Thinking – Compute Fluently Using Operations (+,-)
5 specific outcomesAdditive Thinking – Make a Reasonable Estimation When Using Operations
5 specific outcomesMultiplicative Thinking – Understanding the Meaning of Multiplication and Division and How They Relate
6 specific outcomesMultiplicative Thinking – Compute Fluently with Operations (x&÷)
9 specific outcomesMultiplicative Thinking – Make Reasonable Estimation When Using the Operation (x&÷)
5 specific outcomesProportional Reasoning – Representing and Working with Rates and Ratios
Grade 4 · Mathematics
Generalise pattern rules, explore input-output relationships, and develop algebraic reasoning.
Recognizing, describing and extending patterns – Repeating Patterns
10 specific outcomesRecognizing, describing and extending patterns – Increasing and Decreasing Patterns
13 specific outcomesVariables and Relationships – Representing Unknowns
13 specific outcomesVariables and Relationships – Understanding and Representing Equivalence
7 specific outcomesVariables and Relationships – Writing Expressions and Equations
6 specific outcomesModelling Quantitative Relationships and Analyzing Change – Modelling Patterns and Relationships with Equations and Functions
4 specific outcomesModelling Quantitative Relationships and Analyzing Change – Representing Functions and Relationships
5 specific outcomesModelling Quantitative Relationships and Analyzing Change – Solving Problems with Functions and Relationships
4 specific outcomesGrade 4 · Mathematics
Investigate properties of shapes, lines, angles, and geometric transformations through measurement and construction.
Explore and Analyze Geometric Shapes and Relationships- Developing Spatial Sense
13 specific outcomesExplore and Analyze Geometric Shapes and Relationships-, Sorting, Patterning and building with 2d and 3d shapes
10 specific outcomesRecognizing Naming, and Describing Shapes- Analyzing and describing shapes
5 specific outcomesRecognizing, Naming and Describing Shapes- Naming 2D and 3D shapes
11 specific outcomesRecognizing, Naming and Describing Shapes-Describing relationships between and among shapes
10 specific outcomesComposing, Decomposing and Transforming Shapes – Combining Shapes
7 specific outcomesComposing, Decomposing, and Transforming Shapes - Deconstructing Shapes
9 specific outcomesComposing, Decomposing and Transforming Shapes -Transforming Shapes
5 specific outcomesGrade 4 · Mathematics
Apply measurement concepts to calculate area, perimeter, volume, and other attributes using appropriate units.
Measurement - Understanding What and How We Measure - Developing an understanding of measurable attributes
13 specific outcomesMeasurement - Understanding What and How We Measure - Comparing and ordering based on measurable attributes
9 specific outcomesMeasurement - Understanding What and How We Measure - Developing and applying non-standard units of measure
11 specific outcomesMeasurement- Understanding what and how we measure-Developing and applying standards units of measure.
3 specific outcomesApplying Techniques, Tools and Formulae for Measuring - Developing personal referents for measuring attributes
3 specific outcomesApplying Techniques, Tools and Formulae for Measuring - Use tools to measure attributes
4 specific outcomesApplying Techniques, Tools and Formulae for Measuring - Developing and applying formulae for measuring
Grade 4 · Mathematics
Collect, display, and interpret data in a variety of representations and explore experimental probability.
Collecting, Organising and Displaying Data - Formulating questions that can be answered with data.
5 specific outcomesCollecting, Organising and Displaying Data - Collecting, organising, displaying and communicating data.
9 specific outcomesUsing Statistical Methods to Analyse Data - Describing data sets
6 specific outcomesUsing Statistical Methods to Analyse Data - Developing and applying methods to analyse data sets
9 specific outcomesEvaluating Inferences and Making Prediction Based on Data - Making Inferences with data sets.
4 specific outcomesEvaluating Inferences and Making Predictions Based on Data - Making and testing conjectures based on data sets
6 specific outcomesEvaluating Inferences and Making Predictions Based on Data - Evaluating data descriptions and reports
3 specific outcomesUnderstanding and Applying Concepts of Probability - Predicting and describing the likelihood of events
2 specific outcomesUnderstanding and Applying Concepts of Probability - Calculating Probabilities
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