Grade 4 Mathematics

The Ontario Grade 4 Mathematics course has six strands: social-emotional learning skills, number, algebra, data, spatial sense and financial literacy. The museum maps parts of strands B, C, E and F.

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Strand B: Number

Place value, decimal tenths and the four operations (expectations B1 and B2).

  1. Reading numbers by their places How whole numbers up to 10 000 are read, built and taken apart by the value each place gives a digit (B1.1). Invention
  2. Tenths: parts of one How decimal tenths are read, compared and matched with fractions (B1.7, B1.9). Invention
  3. The four operations, step by step Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers and tenths by ordered steps, and where the word "algorithm" comes from (B2.4, B2.5, B2.6). Invention × 2

Strand C: Algebra

Repeating patterns and the unknown number in an equation (expectations C1 to C4).

  1. Patterns that repeat How to spot and describe repeating patterns, including patterns found in real life (C1.1). Object
  2. Finding the unknown number How a symbol can stand for an unknown number, and how an equation is solved and checked (C2.1, C2.2). Invention × 2

Strand E: Spatial Sense

Measuring the area of a rectangle (expectations E1 and E2).

  1. Measuring a surface in squares How the area of a rectangle is measured in rows and columns of unit squares (E2.5). Invention

Strand F: Financial Literacy

Earning, saving and giving (expectation F1).

  1. Earning, saving and giving What earning, saving and donating mean, and what to weigh when deciding about each (F1.3). Reflection × 2

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