Mathematics-Grade 4

Mathematics-Grade 4

Grade 4
Focus
Area 1 / Developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends
Level 1
Entering / Level 2
Emerging / Level 3
Developing / Level 4
Expanding / Level 5
Bridging
Reading / Match words in figures or formulas from illustrated examples (e.g., x in 10 x 15 says “times”)
Locate
Label
Categorize / Identify words in figures or formulas from illustrated examples (e.g., 700 divided by 10 equals)
Name
Recall
Point out
Underline / Identify language associated with division in illustrated math sentences (e.g., “How many are left when you take away?,” “Which number is to the left?”)
Restate
Describe / Reproduce illustrated math sentences using specific or technical vocabulary (e.g., “How many are left?” means, “What is the remainder?”)
Create
Express / Match situations to problem solve grade-level examples using specific or technical vocabulary
Explain
Interpret
Writing / List words or phrases from oral questions using manipulatives, visuals and graphic supports (e.g., greater than = >)
Label
Match / Produce sentences from word/phrase banks or walls (e.g., One hundred is greater than forty)
Organize
List / Group numbers presented in visuals using phrases or short sentences (e.g., “This group has more than seventy”)
Compare
Describe / Describe strategies for solving equations from labeled diagrams in paragraph form (e.g.,“You times the number on the right then you times the number on the left”)
Explain
Report / Create original problems using specific or technical vocabulary (e.g.,whole number, place value, remainder)
Summarize
Verify
Grade 4
Focus Area 2 / Developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers
Level 1
Entering / Level 2
Emerging / Level 3
Developing / Level 4
Expanding / Level 5
Bridging
Reading / Match vocabulary, and symbols associated with fractions with graphics, symbols or figures (e.g., equal, denominator)
Locate
Label / Identify visually supported examples of fractions from graphs or visuals
Name
Recall / Sort examples of fractions from pictures or models and text (e.g., 15/9 = 5/3)
Compare
Construct
Describe / Compare examples of fractions presented in pictures and text
Create
Explain / Match situations to use fractions from grade-level text
Outline
Create
Writing / Label fractional parts of diagrams or realia from number word banks
List
Match / Describe what the fractional parts mean from diagrams or realia in phrases or short sentences
Underline
Point out / Give step by step process of how to solve problems involving fractions from diagrams using a series of related sentences
Describe
Map / Describe strategies or tips for solving problems involving fractions from diagrams in paragraph form
Explain
Compare / Create original problems involving fractions embedded in scenarios or situations
Outline
Summarize
Grade 4
Focus Area 3 / Understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry
Level 1
Entering / Level 2
Emerging / Level 3
Developing / Level 4
Expanding / Level 5
Bridging
Reading / Recreate drawings from diagrams and written directions in a small group (e.g., “Make a 90 degree angel like this”)
Categorize
Match / Create lines and angles from diagrams or models and written directions in a small group
Organize
Classify / Construct lines and angles from everyday experiences, diagrams or models and written sets of directions in a small group
Describe
Restate / Compare examples of angles presented in pictures, everyday experiences and text
Evaluate
Explain / Match descriptions of different types of geometric figures from grade level text
Assess
Revise
Writing / Label lines and angles according to their properties using manipulatives and graphic support
Classify
Match / Categorize lines and angles according to their properties using word banks and graphic support
List
Organize / Describe lines and angles according to their properties using cloze activities and graphic support
Explain
Categorize / Compare and contrast lines or angles according to their properties using graphic support
Evaluate
Classify / Define lines and angles according to their properties (e.g., “My desk has four right angles on the top, which are 90 degrees”)
Summarize