Grade 4 
Mathematics 
Standard 1 
(Number Sense)

Students understand place value of whole numbers
and decimals to two decimal places, how these
relate to simple fractions, and use concepts of
negative numbers.

 

Resources
Lesson Plans
Assessments

SRA Math Explorations 
and Applications,  
Willoughby, 1999,  
SRA McGraw-Hill 

Section References 

Lesson 2 
Place Value 

Lesson 3  
Numerical Sequence  

CHECKPOINT 

Lesson 4  
Greatest and Least Numbers 

Lesson 12 
Multidigit Addition 

Lesson 13  
Multidigit Subtraction 

Lesson 14  
Multidigit Addition  
and Subtraction  

CHECKPOINT 

Lesson 16  
Using Relation Signs 

Lesson 17  
Addition and Subtraction 
with Hidden Digits 

Lesson 20  
Estimating with Fractions 

Lesson 21  
Fractions and Money 

Lesson 119  
Prime and Composite Numbers 

Lesson 126  
Writing Appropriate Fractions 

Lesson 127 F 
Fractions of Whole Numbers 

Lesson 129  
Fractions and Probability 

Lesson 130  
Applying Fractions  

CHECKPOINT 

Lesson 131  
Equivalent Fractions: Probability 

Lesson 132  
Equivalent Fractions  

CHECKPOINT 

Lesson 144  
Approximating Errors  
Using Decimals 

Lesson 145  
Metric Units: Multiply and  
Divide by Powers of 10 

Lesson 147  
Adding and Subtracting Decimals 

Lesson 148  
Addition and Subtraction of  
Decimals: Applications 

Lesson 149  
Adding and Subtracting Decimals:  
Balancing a Checkbook 

Lesson 150  
Multiplying a Decimal by  
a Whole Number 

Lesson 151  
Practicing Multiplication of  
Decimals and Whole Numbers 

Lesson 152  
Using Decimals: Weight  
and Volume  

CHECKPOINT 

Lesson 154  
Keep in Shape: Fractions 
and Decimals  

CHECKPOINT 

Specific Textbook  
Web Sites 

http://www.glencoe.com/ 
sec/math/prealg/mathnet/ 

http://www.eduplace.com/ 
links/ 

http://www.eduplace.com/ 

http://www.hmco.com/ 
college/mathematics/index.html 

http://www.mcdougallittell. 
com/ 

http://www.hmco.com/ 

http://www.SRA-4KIDS.com/ 

General Math  
Reference Sites 

http://www.learner.org/ 
sami/view-category.php3 
?category=math 

http://www.score.k12.ca.us/ 

http://henson.austin.apple. 
com/edres/curric.shtml 

http://school.discovery.com/ 
schrockguide/index.html 

http://www.EDsOasis.org/ 

http://www.math.com/ 

http://www.nea.org/grants/ 
free.html 

http://www.wcom.com/ 
marcopolo/ 

http://www.udel.edu/sine/ 

http://dewey.chs.chico. 
k12.ca.us/math.html 

Free Stuff 

http://www.nea.org/ 
grants/free.html 

State/National Math  
Ed Organizations 

http://www.nctm.org/ 

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ 

Calif. Dept. of Ed. Standards, Assessment, Ed. Reference. 

Calculator Reference Site 

http://www.ti.com/ 
calc/docs/calchome.html 



Previously Published Data 

1.) Students will complete a task sheet finding fractions and decimals for the following: 

  • What part of this month is today?
  • What part of my immediate family am I? 
  • What part of the 50 states has a coastline on an ocean? 
  • What part of an hour is 15 minutes?

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    2.) Students will place the following numbers on a number line: 

    .9, 1.5, 3/10, 2 6/10 



    Previously Published Data 

    1.) Students will answer the following; 

  • What fraction of the year are the months of January and February? 
  • What fraction of the word "school" are vowels? 
  • What part of your fingers and toes are just your thumbs? 
  • What part of an hour is five minutes?

  • If you had a basket containing 2 apples, 2 bananas, and 2 oranges, what fraction of your basket of fruit would be apples? 

    2.) Students will change the following from fractions to decimals: 

  • 30/100 =
  • 1/4 = 
  • 2 1/2 =

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    3.) Students will change the following decimals to fractions: 

  • $.75 =
  • 0.40 = 

  • $3.25 = 

    4.) Students will explain numerators and denominators in fractions and how they function. They may use examples in numbers and pictures.