2007 - 2008

Fourth Grade Math Overview

Six Weeks / Unit / Unit Name / Brief Description / Time / TEKS /

TAKS

8/20/07 Convocation
8/20/07 – 8/24/07 District Staff Development/Teacher Workday
08/27/2007 First Day of School
1 / 1 / Mathematical Thinking – Place Value
And Problem Solving / Whole Numbers
·  Place value through 999,999,999
·  Rounding
·  Compare and order
Introduce decimal place value using money
Addition and Subtraction
·  Whole numbers within problem solving situations—always estimate first
·  Decimal values to hundredths (using models)
·  Identify addition and subtraction patterns in tables and lists
Number lines using whole numbers and money
Problem Solving Strategies
·  Write a Number Sentence
·  Act It Out
·  Work Backwards (Introduce elapsed time) / 24 days
Aug. 27 – Sept. 28 / 4.1 (A,B)
4.3 (A,B)
4.5 (A)
4.7
4.10
4.12 (B)
4.14 (A,B,D)
4.15 (A,B)
4.16 (A,B) / 1
2
3
4
6
10/03/07 END OF FIRST SIX WEEKS
2 / 2 / Data Collection and Graphing Introduction / Collecting, Organizing, Displaying, and Interpreting Data
·  Bar graphs and pictographs, including Thermometers and changes in temperature
Problem Solving Strategies
·  Use a Graph
·  Use Logical Reasoning / 9 days
Oct. 1 – Oct. 12 / 4.3 (A,B)
4.12 (A)
4.13 (B) / 1
4
5
6
10/8/07 Staff Development
2 / 3 / Patterns and Problem Solving with Multiplication and Division / Patterns in Multiplication and Division
·  Fact families
·  Arrays
·  Factors and Multiples
·  Multiplication and division with pictures
·  Patterns multiplying by 10 and 100
·  Patterns/multiples of 5, 10, and 15 on a clock
·  Patterns and relationships in tables and lists
Estimation and Problem Solving
·  Rounding and compatible numbers
·  Factors with 2 digits
·  One digit divisors, three digit dividends
Problem Solving Strategies
·  Make a Table (apply to money, also)
·  Guess and Check
·  Solve a Simpler Problem / 20 days
Oct. 15 – Nov. 9 / 4.4 (A,B,C,D,E)
4.5 (B)
4.6 (A,B)
4.7 / 1
2
6
11/09/07 END OF SECOND SIX WEEKS
3 / 4 / Fractions and Decimals: Naming Quantities less than One Whole / Connecting Decimal Models to Pictures, and Pictures to the Abstract symbols
Decimal place value to hundredths (introduced
in Unit 1 with money)
Relate decimals to fractions using concrete
objects, pictorial models, and symbols
Compare and order decimals
Decimals on the number line / 22 days (total)
Nov. 12 – Dec. 14 / 4.2 (A,B,C,D)
4.3 (B)
4.10 / 1
3
6
11/21/07 – 11/23/07 Thanksgiving Holiday
Six Weeks / Unit / Unit Name / Brief Description / Time / TEKS /

TAKS

4 Cont. / Connecting Fraction Models to Pictures, and Pictures to the Abstract Symbols
Fractions quantities less than one
Fractions quantities more than 1
Models for equivalent fractions
Models for comparing and ordering fractions
(Models include concrete, pictorial, and a
number line.)
Spiraling--model fractions with
pattern blocks to review polygons
Problem Solving Strategies
Find a Pattern
Draw a Picture
3 / 5 / Probability / Possible Outcomes
Use concrete objects or pictures to determine all
possible outcomes
Probability experiments to make distinction
between possible (total) outcomes and
favorable outcomes
Problem Solving Strategy
Make An Organized List / 5 days
Dec. 17 – Dec. 21 / 4.13 (A) / 5
6
12/21/07 End of Third Six Weeks
12/24/07 – 1/01/08 Winter Break
1/02/08 Teacher Workday
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/ 6 / Geometry / Identify Lines, Angles, and Polygons
Right, acute, and obtuse angles
Parallel, intersecting, and perpendicular lines
Attributes of two dimensional figures
Symmetry and Congruence
Use models to demonstrate transformations
Verify congruence using translations,
reflections, and rotations
Verify symmetry using lines of reflection
Three Dimensional Figures
Attributes that define three dimensional figures
Problem Solving Strategies
/ 16 days
Jan 3-
Jan 25 / 4.8 (A,B,C)
4.9 (A,B,C) / 2
3
6
1/21/08 Martin Luther King Holiday
4 / 7 / Linear Measurement / Length
Estimating and finding customary length
Estimating and finding metric length
Simple conversions within customary only
Perimeter and Area
Investigate the relationship that exists between
Perimeter and area—linear dimensions and
Square units
Volume
Estimate and find volume using cubic units
/ 15 days
Jan 28-Feb 15 / 4.11 (A,B,C,D) / 4
6
End of 4th Six Weeks 2/15/08
Six Weeks / Unit / Unit Name / Brief Description / Time / TEKS /

TAKS

5 / 8 / Weight and Mass / Weight and Mass
Estimating and finding customary weight/mass
Estimating and finding metric weight/mass
Simple conversions within customary only
Explain the difference between weight and mass / 9 days
Feb 18-
Feb 29 / 4.11 (A,B,E) / 4
6
2/19/07 TAKS Writing for Fourth Grade
TAKS Reading for Third and Fifth Grades
5 / 9 / Capacity / Capacity
Estimating and finding customary capacity
Estimating and finding metric capacity
Simple conversions within customary only / 5 days
Mar 3-
Mar 7 / 4.11 (A,B) / 4
6
Spring Break 3/17 – 3/21
5 / 10 / Time & Temperature / Time
Solve problems with elapsed time
Temperature
Using thermometers—both Fahrenheit and
Celsius
Changes in temperature
Problem Solving Strategies
/ 10 days
Mar 10-Mar 14
And
Mar 24-
Mar 28 / 4.12 (A,B) / 1
4
6
3/31– 4/18
TAKS PREPARATION AND REVIEW
4/9/08 END OF FIFTH SIX WEEKS
4/8/08 TAKS Math for Fifth Grade
4/21 – 4/25
TAKS TESTING WEEK
Six Weeks / Unit / Unit Name / Brief Description / Time / TEKS / TAKS
6 / 11 / Mathematical
Relationships in Multiplication and Division / Use multiplication and division in problem solving situations
Strengthen recall of multiplication/division facts / 10 days
April 28-
May 9 / 4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7 / 1
2
6
6 / 12 / Relating Measurement and Geometry / Combine measurement concepts involving perimeter, area, and volume with geometric knowledge of solids to create and build a cube toy. / 13 days
May 12-
May 29 / 4.8
4.9
4.11 / 4
6
5/26/08 BAD WEATHER MAKE-UP DAY
5/29/08 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
5/30/08 STAFF WORKDAY

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