{"id":557,"date":"2017-04-27T02:50:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T02:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/70.40.220.109\/~tercedu\/investigations\/inv2\/?page_id=557"},"modified":"2017-10-25T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T16:52:07","slug":"grade4-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/curriculum-by-grade-level\/grade4-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 4 Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.0.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Grade 4 Curriculum<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/overview_g4_2ed.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Learn more (pdf)<\/a> about the units, the math, the components, and some of the games, activities, and contexts at fourth grade.<\/p>\n<h2>Math Content<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Unit Summaries<\/strong> contains a brief summary of the mathematical content of each of the units in the Grade 4 sequence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math Content<\/strong> describes the mathematical work of Grade 4 in each of the following content areas: Multiplication and Division and Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System (both listed under Number and Operations -Whole Numbers); Rational Numbers; Patterns, Functions, and Change; Data Analysis and Probability; and Geometry and Measurement. The mathematical emphases and benchmarks in each content area are also included.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope and Sequence<\/strong> contains the mathematical emphases, math focus points, and assessed benchmarks for each of the units in the Grade 4 sequence.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hr\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/math_content_g4_2ed.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Grade 4 Math Content PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/unit_summaries_g4_2ed.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Grade 4 Unit Summaries PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scope_sequence_g4_2ed.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Grade 4 Scope and Sequence PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sample Sessions<\/h2>\n<p>Explore a Session from the first Grade 4 unit, <em>Factors, Multiples, and Arrays: Multiplication and Division 1<\/em>. All of the materials referenced in the Session\u2014Resource Masters, Student Activity Book pages, Student Math Handbook pages, and a Dialogue Box\u2014are also included.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hr\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sample_g4_u1_s2-3-1.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Session 2.3\u2014Multiple Turn Over PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sample_g4_u1_m45.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Resource Master\u2014<em>Multiple Turn Over<\/em> PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sample_g4_u1_m46-49.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Resource Master\u2014Multiple Cards PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sample_g4_u1_m50.pdf\" target=\"blank\">Resource Master\u2014<em>Multiple Turn Over<\/em> Recording Sheet PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sample_g4_u1_sab20.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Student Activity Book\u2014Distance Problems PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sample_g4_u1_sab21-22.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Student Activity Book\u2014Practicing With Multiplication Cards PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sample_g4_smh_p29-34.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Student Math Handbook\u2014Multiplication Combinations PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sample_g4_u1_db.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Dialogue Box\u2014Identifying Factors and Multiples in <em>Multiple Turn Over<\/em> PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Grade 4 Components<\/h2>\n<p>Learn about the various components that make up the Core Curriculum Package in Grade 4, including: materials available in Spanish; materials included in the Manipulatives Kit, the Completer Kit, and the Cards Package at Grade 4; and additional, optional resources.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/components_g4_2ed.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Grade 4 Components PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Classroom Cases<\/h2>\n<p>Teacher-written Classroom Cases about supporting the range of learners in 4th grade are available for download <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Grade4_Case.pdf\" target=\"blank\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/g4_087-89.pdf\" target=\"blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Pacing<\/h2>\n<p>This document lists the Grade 4 units, the number of sessions in each one, and the total number of sessions in the Grade 4 curriculum. It also contains information about the expectations for the number of minutes spent per day on mathematics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pacing_g4_2ed.pdf\" target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\">Grade 4 Pacing Information PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Investigations<\/em> and the CCSS<\/h2>\n<p>Learn more about <em>Investigations<\/em> and the Common Core State Standards at fourth grade. The sample Session, Multiplicative Comparison, introduces multiplication situations where one factor is a certain number of times larger, or smaller, than the other factor. It is designed to be incorporated in the first Grade 4 unit, <em>Factors, Multiples, and Arrays: Multiplication and Division 1<\/em>. The instructional plans layout Session-by-Session changes to each Investigation in that unit.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hr\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4U1_IP.pdf\" target=\"blank\">4U1 CCSS Instructional Plans PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4U1_Session.pdf\" target=\"blank\">4U1 Sample CCSS Session PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/G4_InvCCSS_Corr.pdf\" target=\"blank\">Grade 4 CCSS Correlations PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4_CC_Scope_Sequence.pdf\" target=\"blank\">Grade 4 CCSS Scope &amp; Sequence PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/CCSS_g4.pdf\" target=\"blank\">Grade 4 CCSS Adaptations PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/70.40.220.109\/~tercedu\/investigations\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/grade4_cover.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.1.0&#8243; \/][et_pb_cta admin_label=&#8221;Classroom Video&#8221; title=&#8221;Classroom Video&#8221; use_background_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#005285&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#005285&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>What does an <em>Investigations<\/em> classroom look and sound like? The videos below provide images of teachers and students at work in a range of fourth grade classrooms.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/48606669?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"455\" height=\"335\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nStudents count around the class by 6. They pause partway through to think about how many students have counted, and how they know.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/55619668?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"455\" height=\"335\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nA student shares her strategy for solving 424-289.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/54623217?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"455\" height=\"335\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nStudents compare two strategies for solving 145 + 226, one of which is the US standard algorithm.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/55398679?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"455\" height=\"335\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"footer\"><\/div>\n<p>This class discusses the number of windows in a building that is 5 cubes high. 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