Hello 4th Grade Math Families,

It is my goal for my 4th graders to leave this year successful, I want them to have growth in mathematical understanding, the ability to prove what they know, to learn, teach, and collaborate with their teammates. I believe that confidence is the key component to success in anything. The definition for confidence is, “The feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust.” Confidence in math is something many children and adults do not have. Luckily confidence is a feeling that can be obtained. In order for my students to obtain confidence in math they must have a safe environment to learn. In my room students are part of a community, they will become comfortable making mistakes, developing strategies to fix them, they will work together, challenge each other, and grow in their math abilities. Students will respect their peers and work as a team. On a team each player has strengths and interests that uniquely add to the success of the team as a whole. When working together they build stamina and all players excel beyond what they could have on their own. With all of this in place I can reach my goal for this amazing group of students, they will leave with an excitement and confidence in math because while still challenged they have the tools and stamina to conquer!

Table of Contents

Math Standards - What are we learning?

Best Practices - How do students learn?

Curriculum - What are we using to learn?

4th Grade Curriculum Map 2019/2020

Schedule – How does this look for students in the classroom?

Homework:

Assessments/Quizzes/Tests:

Retakes:

Technology Resources:

Grades:

Communication:

Math Standards - What are we learning?

Arizona utilizes the AZ Career and Readiness Standards. Arizona’s Mathematics standards set high expectations for all students to ensure that high school graduates are college and career ready. These standards represent three fundamental shifts: focus, coherence, and rigor.

• Focus: The standards are focused on fewer topics so that students have sufficient time to think, practice, and integrate new ideas into their growing knowledge structure.
• Coherence: Topics within a grade are connected to support focus, and learning is built on understandings from previous grades.
• Rigor: The standards set expectations for a balanced approach to pursuing conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and application and modeling.

There are 5 main domains addressed in Grade 4 Math. Below you will see the standard domain area, the code or shorthand version and the key points addressed within that domain.

***Codes: When I list the standards I use the codes that Arizona CCRS have suggested. For example the code 4.OA.1 means 4th Grade, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, standard 1. These codes are universal and can easily be entered into a search engine for quick access to resources, definitions, and examples.

1. Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Code – OA)

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

Generate and analyze patterns.

2. Number and Operations in Base Ten (Code – NBT)

Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers.

Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

3. Number and Operations—Fractions (Code – NF)

Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.

Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.

Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.

4. Measurement and Data (Code MD)

Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.

Represent and interpret data.

Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles.

5. Geometry (Code G)

Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.

***Again for specific standards per domain please see the 4th grade CCRS document here - https://cms.azed.gov/home/GetDocumentFile?id=555281d9aadebe0f94591528 

Best Practices - How do students learn?

Eight Mathematical Practices:

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

7. Look for and make use of structure.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

 These practices will guide the ways we explore and engage in math class. Yes many of these practices offer a different experience with math than the one we had back in the day. I promise this way of learning is deeper and better for your child’s math brain!!

 Curriculum - What are we using to learn?

We use a curriculum called Eureka Math (formally Engage NY) as our base for instruction and pacing. I also use Georgia Math for more open ended learning experiences, and I use a variety other math resources (3 act tasks, problem based learning, low floor-high ceiling tasks..etc). My classroom is not centered around the curriculum but around the learning objectives. I try to bring in as much engagement and new experiences to make the learning exciting.

 4th Grade Curriculum Map 2019/2020