4th Grade Math “I Can” Statements

Grade Math

“I Can” Statements

Learning targets in student-friendly language

that break down what 4

grade students need

to know to be prepared for 5

grade.

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

4.OA.1-3

Targets

I know… how to solve real world problems that require

me to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole

numbers.

I can… explain how one factor in a multiplication

problem changes the other factor to make the

product.

4.OA.1

I can… write verbal statements about multiplicative

comparisons as equations.

I can… solve word problems involving multiplication and

division by using drawings.

I can… solve word problems involving multiplication and

division by using equations and a symbol for an

unknown.

4.OA.2

I can… explain the difference between a multiplicative

comparison and an additive comparison.

I can… Solve multi-step word problems using addition,

subtraction, multiplication and division with

remainders.

I can… solve multi-step word problems using addition,

subtraction, multiplication and division using

equations where a symbol is used for the

unknown.

4.OA.3

I can… determine if the answer makes sense by using

mental math, estimation, and rounding.

4.OA.4

Target

I know… how to explain how multiples and factors are

related and used.

I can… find all factor pairs for a whole number between

1 and 100.

I can… show how a whole number is a multiple of each

of its factors.

I can… determine if a whole number between 1 and

100 is a multiple of a particular one digit

number.

I can… determine the numbers between 1-100 that are

prime.

4.OA.4

I can… determine the numbers between 1-100 that are

composite.

4.OA.5

Target

I know… how to create and explain various number and

shape patterns.

I can… generate a number pattern that follows a given

rule.

I can… generate a shape pattern that follows a given

rule.

I can… look at a number pattern and determine

additional patterns found within the sequence.

4.OA.5

I can… look at a shape pattern and determine

additional patterns found within the sequence.

Number Base Ten

4.NBT.1-3

Targets

I know… how to use and explain place value concepts

for multi-digit whole numbers.

I can… I can look at a multi-digit number and

determine that the digit to the left is 10 times

greater than a given digit.

4.NBT.1

I can… use place value to help multiply or divide

numbers.

I can… read and write multi-digit whole numbers using

base-ten numbers.

I can… read and write multi-digit whole numbers using

number names.

4.NBT.2

I can… read and write multi-digit whole numbers using

expanded form.

4.NBT.3

I can… Round whole numbers to the nearest 10, 100,

1000…

4.NBT.4-6

Targets

I know… how to use and explain how to do arithmetic

with multi-digit numbers. I am FLUENT with

addition and subtraction.

4.NBT.4

I can… easily and accurately add and subtract multi-

digit whole numbers.

I can… multiply a whole number up to four digits by a

one-digit whole number.

4.NBT.5

I can… multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number

using strategies based on place value and/or

operation properties.

I can… explain 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication by using

equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area

models.

I can… divide a single digit into numbers up to 9,999 in a

variety of ways.

4.NBT.6

I can… show and explain these division problems by

using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area

models.

Number & Operations-Fractions

4.NF.1-2

Targets

I know… how to order fractions and explain when they

are equivalent.

I can… create and explain equivalent fractions using

visual models.

4.NF.1

I can… create and explain equivalent fractions even

though the number and size of the parts of the

fraction may change.

I can… compare two fractions by creating common

numerators or common denominators.

I can… compare two fractions using a benchmark

fraction.

I can… explain why fraction comparisons are only valid

when they refer to the same whole.

4.NF.2

I can… correctly record the comparison of fractions

using <, >, = and I can defend my answers.

4.NF.3a-c

Targets

I know… how to use and explain unit fractions and relate

what I know about arithmetic of whole numbers

to the arithmetic of unit fractions.

4.NF.3a

I can… explain the concepts of adding and subtracting

fractions with like denominators.

I can… decompose (break down) a fraction into a sum

of fractions with the same denominator in more

than one way.

4.NF.3b

I can… decompose (break down) a fraction into a sum

of fractions with the same denominator and

justify my answer using a visual fraction model.

I can… add mixed numbers with like denominators

using a variety of strategies.

4.NF.3c

I can… subtract mixed numbers with like denominators

using a variety of strategies.

4.NF.3d-4c

Targets

I know… how to use and explain unit fractions and relate

what I know about arithmetic of whole numbers

to the arithmetic of unit fractions.

I can… solve real-world problems involving addition of

fractions.

4.NF.3d

I can… solve real-world problems involving subtraction

of fractions.

4.NF.4a

I can… explain how a fraction a/b is a multiple of 1/b.

I can… explain how multiplying a whole number times a

fraction can be changed to a whole number

times a unit fraction.

4.NF.4b

I can… use a visual fraction model to justify multiplying a

fraction by whole number.

4.NF.4c

I can… solve word problems involving multiplication of a

fraction by a whole number using visual fraction

models and equations.

4.NF.5-7

Targets

I know… how to change fractions with denominators of 10

or 100 to decimals and can explain how these

decimals differ in size.

I can… write a fraction with denominators of 10 equal

fractions with denominators of 100.

4.NF.5

I can… add two fractions with the denominators of 10

and 100.

I can… write a fraction with denominators of 10 or 100

as decimals.

4.NF.6

I can… locate a decimal on a number line.

I can… compare two decimals, explain my reasoning,

and record the results using <, >, or =.

4.NF.7

I can… explain that comparisons between two

decimals are only valid when they refer to the

same whole.

Measurement & Data

4.MD.1-3

Targets

I know… how to explain how unit size affects the

measurement and can solve real world

problems involving measurement, perimeter,

and area.

I can… explain the relative sizes of units within the same

system.

I can… translate the larger units into equivalent smaller

units.

4.MD.1

I can… record measurement equivalence in a two

column table or as number pairs.

I can… solve real-world problems that require arithmetic

with distances, liquid volumes, masses, time, and

money.

I can… use the four operations to solve word problems

using simple fractions and decimals.

I can… use the four operations to solve word problems

expressing measurements given in a larger unit

in terms of a smaller unit.

4.MD.2

I can… use the number lines and diagrams to illustrate

solutions.

I can… solve real-world problems involving the

perimeter of rectangles.

4.MD.3

I can… solve real-world problems involving the area of

rectangles.

4.MD.4

Target

I know… how to make and explain a line plot.

I can… make a line plot to display a set of data in

fractions measured to the nearest ½, ¼, or 1/8

units.

4.MD.4

I can… use information from a line plot to solve

problems involving addition and subtraction of

fractions.

4.MD.5a-7

Targets

I know… how to draw, measure, and explain different

concepts of angles.

I can… explain how an angle is made of two rays with

common endpoints.

I can… explain how an angle is measured by its

reference to a circle.

4.MD.5a

I can… define and explain a “one-degree angle” and

how it is used to measure angles.

4.MD.5b

I can… Explain how the measure of an angle is multiple

of the “one-degree angle”.

I can… use a protractor to measure whole degree

angles.

4.MD.6

I can… draw an angle of specified size, using a

protractor.

I can… explain how when angles are joined in non-

overlapping parts, the total measure is the sum

of the parts.

4.MD.7

I can… solve real-world problems involving addition

and/or subtraction to find unknown angles on a

diagram.

Geometry

4.G.1-3

Targets

I know… how to draw and identify lines and angles and

use these to classify shapes.

I can… draw and identify a point.

I can… draw and identify a line.

I can… draw and identify a line segment.

I can… draw and identify a ray.

I can… draw and identify a right angle.

I can… draw and identify an acute angle.

I can… draw and identify an obtuse angle.

I can… draw and identify perpendicular lines.

4.G.1

I can… draw and identify parallel lines.

I can… put 2-D figures in like groups based on whether

certain sides are parallel or perpendicular.

I can… put 2-D figures in like groups based on whether

certain angles are acute, obtuse, or right.

4.G.2

I can… identify right angles and can group right

triangles from other triangles.

I can… identify line-symmetry.

4.G.3

I can… identify figures that have symmetry and can

then draw the lines of symmetry.