Fourth Grade Math Parent Guide printable pdf download

Fourth Grade Math Parent Guide

This year the Binghamton City School District is using math “modules” recommended by the New York State

Education Department. These modules are built around the Common Core Standards. Some of the models your

child will be using may not be familiar to you. Below are examples of the main models for fourth grade.

Array and Area Models

An array is an arrangement of a set of objects organized into equal groups in rows and columns. The

rectangular array is used to teach multiplication and leads to understanding area. The following what “3 x 4”

looks like as students move from 3

to 4

grade:

Grade

This array shows 400 x 3.

Multiplying hundreds:

4 hundreds

3 = 12 hundreds

400

3 = 1200

Place Value Chart

The number 273 is represented below. When adding numbers, ten of one unit is traded for one of the next unit

to the left. (For example, ten ones are traded for one ten.) When subtracting numbers, one of one unit is traded

for 10 of the next unit to the right. (For example, one ten is traded for ten ones.)

Hundreds

Tens

Ones

200

273

Fourth Grade Math Parent Guide