4th grade Texas curriculum
What 4th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Numbers to 10,000Place value, compare and round
- Tenths & DecimalsDecimal tenths
- DecimalsTenths, hundredths, add and subtract
- Add & SubtractBig numbers, up to 10,000
- Multiply & DivideBigger numbers by one digit
- Times as ManyCompare by multiplying
- FractionsCompare and order fractions
- FractionsHalves to tenths
- Patterns & TablesGrowing and shrinking patterns
- EquationsFind the mystery number
- Angles & AreaAcute, right, obtuse and area
- Polygons & PerimeterSides, symmetry and perimeter
- Triangles, Quadrilaterals & AnglesName shapes by their sides and angles, and find missing angles
- Metric MeasuresGrams, kilograms, liters and milliliters
- Feet, Pounds & GallonsConvert units of measure
- Line Plots & DataRead data in fractions
- Expenses, Profit & BanksExpenses, profit, saving and banks
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.
- Tall Tales, Myths & PlaysTall tales, myths, legends, how plays are built, and anecdotes.
Science
- Particles & MassMatter has mass and space
- Mixtures & SolutionsMix it, dissolve it, separate it
- Thermal EnergyHeat on the move
- Gravity & MagnetsForces that work without touching
- Energy, Speed & CollisionsFaster things have more energy.
- Waves & CodesWaves, amplitude, wavelength and sending patterns.
- SoundVibrations, pitch, echoes and hearing
- CircuitsConductors, series and parallel
- Water WorldThe water cycle
- Energy from the SunPlants grow from air and water, and food energy starts with the sun.
- Traits & VariationTraits come from parents, and the environment matters too.
- Built to Survive: PlantsWaxy leaves, deep roots, spines and other plant structures that help plants survive.
- Seasons & Moon PhasesPatterns in temperature, daylight and the Moon's shape.
- Weather or Climate?Weather is today; climate is the pattern over many years.
- Texas Energy ResourcesWind, sun, oil and natural gas: where our energy comes from and the rocks that hold it.
- Weathering, Erosion & FossilsWater, wind and ice wear rock away, move it and drop it; fossils show past environments.
- Food Webs & DecomposersHow matter and energy move from the Sun through producers, consumers and decomposers.
Social Studies(“Our World” in the app)
- First Peoples of TexasGulf, Plains, Puebloan and Southeastern
- Explorers & MissionsSpain and France come to Texas
- Mexican TexasIndependence and the empresarios
- The Texas RevolutionGonzales, the Alamo and San Jacinto
- Republic to StatehoodA nation, then the 28th state
- Civil War & ReconstructionSecession, Juneteenth and rebuilding
- Cattle, Rails & the FrontierTrail drives, railroads and forts
- Oil, Wars & InventorsSpindletop to the space age
- Regions of TexasMountains, plains and coast
- Maps & the LandMap tools and changing the land
- The Texas EconomyFree enterprise and Texas jobs
- Government & CitizensBranches, rights and taking part
- Symbols & CelebrationsFlags, songs, holidays and artists
- Texas Through TimePut Texas history in order
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