Bath School Department 2003
Content Area: Mathematics
Grade: 4

Content Standard: A. Numbers and Number Sense:
Students will understand and demonstrate a sense of what numbers mean and how they are used.
Common Assessment(s):
Maine LAD Task: Build It Big and Small
Performance Indicators
Students will be able to:
Essential Elements
(Specific grade level learning objectives)
Suggested
Performance Activities
Suggested
Classroom Assessments
Vocabulary

1. Read, compare, order, classify, and explain whole numbers up to one million.

Use a concrete model to represent and explain whole numbers through the one millions place.

Read and write whole numbers in written, standard and expanded form through the one millions place.

Compare, order and classify whole numbers through the one millions place.

Use base ten blocks lessons.
Compare the populations of various cities.

Given 3 diagrams of a dart board, the student will identify score on each dart board, record answers in numerical order, and explain answer. (Include millions place)

compare
order
classify
explain
value
place value
greater than
less than
standard form
expanded form
base ten

2. Read, compare, order, classify, and explain simple fractions through tenths.

Use a concrete model to represent and explain simple fractions through tenths.

Compare, order and classify simple fractions through tenths.

Demonstrate how 3 people can equally share 4 pizzas.
Use data from graphs about class names to explore fractions (M. Burns, p. 215)

Given a word problem requiring use of fractions, such as pizza, dozen cookies, etc., the student will be able to draw a fractional diagram and identify parts and explain the relationship between whole numbers and fractions.

fraction
parts
equivalent
diagram
numerator
denominator

3. Demonstrate knowledge of the meaning of decimals and integers and an understanding of how they may be used.

Use a concrete model to demonstrate and explain the meaning of decimals and integers.

Relationship between fractions and decimals (M. Burns, p. 228)
Division in Context (M. Burns, Writing in the Math Class).
Houghton Mifflin Module 6, pages 241-285.

Given a multiple choice format, student will select value of numbers including integers, tenths, and hundredths.
The student will list 3 ways integers/decimals are used in our lives.

decimal
integer
tenth
hundredth
fraction