4th grade New York curriculum
What 4th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the New York State Learning Standards. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Numbers to 10,000Place value, compare and round
- Add & SubtractBig numbers, up to 10,000
- Multiply & DivideBigger numbers by one digit
- FractionsCompare and order fractions
- DecimalsTenths, hundredths, add and subtract
- Patterns & TablesGrowing and shrinking patterns
- EquationsFind the mystery number
- Polygons & PerimeterSides, symmetry and perimeter
- FractionsHalves to tenths
- Angles & AreaAcute, right, obtuse and area
- Metric MeasuresGrams, kilograms, liters and milliliters
- Prime & CompositeCount factors to sort numbers into prime and composite
- Feet, Pounds & GallonsConvert units of measure
- Line Plots & DataRead data in fractions
- Times as ManyCompare by multiplying
- Measuring AnglesProtractors and adding angles
- Tenths & HundredthsWrite tenths as hundredths and add
English Language Arts(“Reading & Writing” in the app)
- Reading DetectivesMain idea, clues and summaries
- Text FeaturesHeadings, glossaries and indexes
- Figurative LanguageSimiles, metaphors and more
- Point of ViewWho is telling the story?
- Parts of SpeechPronouns, adverbs and more
- Super SentencesCompound sentences, fragments, run-ons
- Word BuildersPrefixes, suffixes and roots
- Sound-AlikesHomophones and homographs
- Paragraph PowerTopic sentences and transitions
- Grammar GearsWho, which, have and has
- Media and SourcesTarget audiences, techniques and good sources
- Spelling RulesEndings, plurals and tricky words
- Firsthand or Secondhand?Compare accounts by people who were there with accounts written later.
- Clues in TextsFeatures, perspective and cause
- Listen, Speak & Read AloudListening well, speaking clearly and reading with expression
- Listening & Talking TogetherGood listeners, good questions, kind conversations
- Revise & PolishVivid details, fixing what's unclear, neat finished work
- Poems and PlaysStanzas, rhythm, meter, dialogue and stage directions.
- Arguments, Evidence and ResponsesClaims, reasons and evidence, using text evidence, and creative responses.
- Genres and ConnectionsMyths, legends, historical fiction and more, and connections across cultures and eras.
Science
- Sense & RespondHow living things react
- LightSources, shadows, reflection and refraction
- SoundVibrations, pitch, echoes and hearing
- Adaptations & HabitatsHow plants and animals survive where they live
- Energy on the MoveHow energy moves and how we sense it
- Energy, Speed & CollisionsFaster things have more energy.
- Waves & CodesWaves, amplitude, wavelength and sending patterns.
- Rocks, Layers & ErosionRock layers tell stories. Water, ice and wind reshape land.
- Maps & Natural HazardsEarth's features on maps, and staying safe from hazards.
- Energy ResourcesWhere our energy and fuels come from.
- Engineering DesignCriteria, constraints, comparing ideas and fair tests.
Social Studies(“Our World” in the app)
- New York's Land & MapsMountains, rivers, lakes and cities
- Haudenosaunee & Algonquian PeoplesLiving with the land, then and now
- Explorers & New NetherlandFrom New Amsterdam to New York
- Wars for New YorkThe French and Indian War and the Revolution
- Governing New YorkFederal, state and local government
- Freedom & RightsAbolition, women's rights and the Civil War
- The Erie CanalRoads, canals, steam and wires
- Making & Earning in New YorkFarms, factories, finance and inventors
- Coming to New YorkImmigration and migration
- New York Through TimePut New York's history in order
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