4th Grade Math Activities
From cool card games that teach place value, to outdoor activities that introduce buoyancy, reading activities, writing, and more, we've got what you need to keep learning on the go. So, clear off the kitchen table and round up the family. Here's a stack of things to do with your fourth grader.
In fourth grade, kids are learning important new skills in geography, social studies and math--and your family trip can be a fabulous time to reinforce them.
Play this fun card game with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.
More math activities for fourth grade:
Make a Flip Book for Place Value
Does your fourth grader read numbers up to the millions? To practice place value, here's a fun hands-on activity to get your child flipping through place value with ease!
Convert Conversions...Into Art!
Don't let your child avoid conversions, just show her how to "convert" them into fun, memorable pictures!
Master Math with This Rounding Race
This is a simple, fast game that you and your child can make together to help him master rounding with decimals.
Make Geometry Creatures!
Geometric shapes can often be tough to remember. But, with a little bit of art, imagination, and writing, practicing geometry can be silly fun!
Practice Math with the "Guess the Groceries" Game
Not only is taking math on a shopping trip a fun diversion from worksheets (and a chance for you to get some shopping done), but your child will be practicing rounding, estimation and addition with a hands-on method.
Play Two-Minute Multiples!
This game reinforces the meaning of the term "multiples" and is fast enough to hold the attention of your fourth-grader. Play it one-on-one, or include siblings and friends!
Four-Square for Story Problems
There is a simple way to help your fourth-grader better understand what to do when faced with a story problem. It begins as a quick, fun activity, but turns into a finished product that will be a study tool for years to come!
Play Pantry Math!
Use what's stacked in your cupboard to help your child learn how to compare fractions and decimals. Bust out that 3.3 lbs. bag of rice and that 3 1/3 lb. box of juice and go to town! Concrete objects bring math to life.
Go on a Kitchen Scavenger Hunt!
Toss those geometry worksheets! Kids learn about shapes best when they're in three-dimensional form.
Multiplication Math War
Play this fun card game with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.
