PUSD Math Common Core Fourth Grade Unit 1: August, 2014- Place Value and Multidigit Addition and Subtraction
Place Value
Big Idea
Addition with Greater
Numbers
Subtraction w greater numbers
Number Talks
Book/Resource: Number Talks Helping Children Build Mental Math and Comp. Strategies (Sherry Parrish)
Use the following strategies: Making tens, Making friendly numbers, Doubles and Near Doubles, Breaking into Place Value, Adding
up in chunks and removal and much more!
See pages 182 to 216 for specific number talks
Number Talks Book
Whole Class
Lessons
Investigations
Lessons 1-5
Number Riddles
*Page 67 through 70 A Month to Month Guide
Lessons 6-8- Lessons 9-14
1. Use the open number line to teach /reinforce addition and subtraction
Open Number Line
Math Journal
Prompts
1. Math Journal Prompts at the end of
each lesson (M.E)
Alternate Ideas:(see Math central
2. .Write 4 clues and the solution for a
riddle
Rich Tasks
1. Math Journal Prompts at the end of each lesson (M.E)
Alternate Ideas (Math Central)
2. Math Journal Prompts
3.
Number of the week activity
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Birthday Party Math Investigation (Math Central)
Literature based
performance tasks
A Million Taps more or LessPages 66 to 67 from “The Month to Month Guide”
Record sheet: page 384
Read the book: How much is a Million (Schwartz 1985)
Independent
Guided Activities
for Centers
Find these activities on Math Central
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Write and solve place value riddles
Play close to 100, 1000
Close to 0
Use a place value mat to create, read and write bigger numbers
Math Tiles (Marcy Cook)
Marcy Cook Tiles
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Place Value Triangle Activity
Magic Squares
Round to the Nearest Ten