3rd and 4th Grade Syllabus

Unit 1: Place Value of Whole Numbers and Number Sense
  •  Overview: Place Value of Whole Numbers and Decimals
  •  Convert between place values
  •  Expanded Number Format
  •  Write number in Word
  •  Rounding
  •  Estimate
  •  Even and Odd Properties
Unit 2: Addition and Subtraction of whole numbers, Algebra
  •  Overview: Add and Subtract Whole Numbers
  •  Properties of addition and subtraction
  •  Addition and Subtraction properties
  •  Estimate and Round sums and difference
  •  Introduce Addition, Subtract patterns, relationships, use symbolic arithmetic
  •  Compare and Order
  •  Introduce Add and Subtract Algebraic word problems
  •  Add and subtract money and time
Unit 3: Multiplication, Division, and Algebra
  •  Overview: Multiply Whole Numbers by 1 and 2 digits
  •  Estimate Products
  •  Multiplication and Division Properties
  •  Multiplication patterns
  •  Overview Divide by One-Digit Divisors
  •  Divisibility
  •  Divide by Two-Digit Divisors
  •  Divide by Multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000
  •  Compare and Order Operators ( > , < , =, …)
  •  Arithmetic and Geometric Patterns
  •  Relationship between Addition and Multiplication; Subtract and Division
  •  Introduce Multiplication and Division word problems
Unit 4: Fraction and Mixed Numbers
  •  Overview:  Fraction and Decimal Concepts
  •  Mixed Numbers Concepts
  •  Compare and Order Fractions using Number Line
  •  Introduce Algebra word problems using Time, Money and Cooking recipes
Unit 7: Measurement/Data and Graphing
  •  Overview: Units of Measure
  •  Introduce US/Metrics units
  •  Units Conversion
  •  Days, Time, and Elapse Time (A.M. and P.M.)
  •  Compare units – Weight, Length, Time, Volume and Speed
  •  Introduce Algebra word problem and connect with day to day applications
Unit 8: Geometry and Measurement
  •  Overview: Plane Figures and Geometric Concepts
  •  Lines, Rays, Segments
  •  Angle Measurement
  •  Two dimensional shapes Properties – Triangle, Circles, Quadrilaterals, etc
  •  Three dimensional shapes - cubes, spheres, and pyramids
  •  Parallel, perpendicular lines, and other intersecting lines
  •  Teaching Model: Symmetry
  •  Overview: Perimeter, Area, and Circumference
  •  Teaching Model: Area of a Parallelogram
Unit 9: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
  •  Data representation – Table, Line Plots, Tallies, pictographs, Bar Graphs
  •  Reading Data representation
  •  List and count the number of possible combinations of objects from two sets
  •  Events and Probability
Unit 10: Coordinate Graphing
  •  Overview: Coordinate Graphing
  •  Teaching Model: Integers and Functions