Mathematics Pacing Guide Timeline

Fourth Grade

Month / Estimated Time of Unit / Unit Number / Unit Content /
September/ October / 6 weeks / 1 / Number and Operations in Base Ten
Ø  Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers
Ø  Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems
Ø  Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic
Ø  Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples
October/ November / 5 weeks / 2 / Operations in Algebraic Thinking
Ø  Gain familiarity with factors and multiples
Ø  Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems
Ø  Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic
Ø  Generate and analyze patterns
Assessment
*December/ January (Weeks may vary due to timing of holiday breaks) / 8 weeks / 3 / Number and Operations – Fractions
Ø  Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions
Ø  Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering
Ø  Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers
February/ March/
mid-April / 9 weeks / 4 / Measurement and Data
Ø  Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit
Ø  Represent and interpret data
Assessment
*mid-April/ May/June
(Weeks may vary due to timing of holiday breaks) / 8 weeks / 5 / Geometry
Ø  Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles
Ø  Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles
Ø  Reason with shapes and their attributes
Ø  Understand congruence in terms of rigid motions
Ø  Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths
Ø  Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume
Ø  Represent and interpret data
Ø  Summarize and describe distributions
Assessment

Fourth Grade Mathematics Pacing Guide Timeline – March 2013