John Adair Intermediate
4th Grade Math Learning Targets
“I Can” Statements…..
NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN
4.NBT
Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers.
I CAN…
Explain how the base ten system relates to place value.
Identify symbols used for greater than, less than, an equal
Write standard forms, number names, and expanded forms of whole numbers.
Compare numbers using symbols to 1,000,000.
Order numbers based on meanings of the digit in each place.
Round numbers to a given place value.
4.NBT
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to
perform multi-digit arithmetic.
I CAN…
Solve multi-digit problems using the commutative property.
Solve multi-digit problems using the associative property.
Add and subtract whole numbers.
Multiply up to four digits by one digit.
Multiply two digits by two digits.
Divide up to four –digit dividends by one digit with or without remainders.
OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING
4.OA
Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
I CAN…
Explain and identify commutative property in multiplication.
Solve word problems using drawings and equations.
Change a word sentence to a number sentence.
Determine which operation to use in solving a word problem.
Solve multiplication problems using visual models
Solve division problems using visual models.
Solve division story problems that include remainders.
Solve multi-step word problems using whole numbers.
Identify key words from a word problem to determine the correct
operation to be used.
Estimate or use rounding to check for accuracy.
Apply estimation and mental math strategies to support my answers
in multi-step word problems.
4.OA
Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.
I CAN…
Write all factor pairs of a whole number in the range 1-100.
List the multiples of a whole number.
Label numbers which are prime or composite.
Tell if a number is prime or composite.
Explain the difference in a multiple and a factor.
4.OA
Generate and analyze patterns.
I CAN…
Create a number or shape pattern that follows a rule.
Explain how the pattern is continued based on the rule.
NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS – FRACTIONS
4.NF
Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.
I CAN…
Investigate fraction manipulatives to see how the number and size
of parts differ, but are equal.
Illustrate equivalent fractions with visual models.
Compare two fractions with different numerators and different
denominators by finding a common denominator.
Record the comparisons of two given fractions using symbols.
4.NF
Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending
previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
I CAN…
Decompose (break apart) a given fraction into two fractions with
like denominators using concrete models.
Add and subtract fractions with a common denominator.
Name the parts that make a fraction in different ways.
Add and subtract mixed numbers with like denominators.
Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions
having like denominators.
Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication
algorithms to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
Multiply a fraction by a whole number.
Multiply improper fractions by a whole number.
Multiply a fraction by a whole number to solve word problems.
Order mixed numbers between correct whole numbers.
4.NF
Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal
fractions.
I CAN…
Express fractions with denominators 10 and 100 as equivalent
fractions.
Add two fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100.
Demonstrate the relationship of a fraction with a denominator of 10
or 100 as a decimal.
Locate decimals on a number line.
Compare two decimals to hundredths using symbols.
MEASUREMENT AND DATA
4.MD
Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of
measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.
I CAN…
Create a table converting relative sizes of measurement units.
Convert units of measurement within the standard system.
Convert units of measurements within the metric system.
Solve word problems in metric or customary system by using the four
operations.
Determine the area of a rectangle using a formula.
Determine the perimeter of a rectangle using a formula.
Represent and interpret data.
I CAN…
Solve problems using addition and subtraction with the information on the line
plot.
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angles and
measure angles.
I CAN…
Compare acute, right, and obtuse angles.
Describe angles as geometric shapes formed by two rays.
Explain how a circle is used to measure angles.
Measure angles to 360 degrees.
Measure angles to the n degree.
Apply the characteristics of angles to a circle using a protractor.
Draw and measure angles using a protractor.
Solve addition and subtraction problems to find unknown angles on
a diagram
GEOMETRY
4.G
Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties
of their lines and angles.
I CAN…
Classify angles as acute, right, or obtuse.
Identify and draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles, and
parallel and perpendicular lines.
Classify two-dimensional figures.
Draw lines of symmetry across two-dimensional figures.