4.NBT.B Lesson Plans
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.B
:"Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic."
These lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Multiplying Multiples
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Multiplying Multiples
Introduce your students to multiplying multi-digit numbers with this lesson that gives them plenty of practice and has them play a game with a partner that makes the lesson fun!
4th Grade
Math
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Dizzy Division
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Dizzy Division
Dizzily divide! This exciting spin on Duck, Duck, Goose will surely have students daringly “dizzy” as they solve division problems.
4th Grade
Math
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Fluently Subtracting within 1000
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Fluently Subtracting within 1000
Start your students on subtracting three-digit numbers with this lesson that breaks the problems down by place values!
3rd Grade
Math
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Problems with Parentheses
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Problems with Parentheses
Students will explore how parentheses change the meaning of a number sentence. They will be challenged with a set of playing cards to make a certain number.
4th Grade
Math
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Multi-Digit Division
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Multi-Digit Division
Let's solve multi-digit division problems! Students will feel more confident with their division than ever with this lesson that helps them practice dividing multi-digit numbers.
4th Grade
Math
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Multiplication Bingo: Two-Digit Numbers
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Multiplication Bingo: Two-Digit Numbers
Your students will go bonkers for bingo as they play this baffling multiplication game! Who will get five in a row first?
4th Grade
Math
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Into the Wild: Multiplication Word Problems
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Into the Wild: Multiplication Word Problems
Your students will be at the top of the pack with this lesson that has them identify important information within a word problem.
4th Grade
Math
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Multiplication: Musical Chairs
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Multiplication: Musical Chairs
In this fun, fast-paced multiplication review lesson, students will play a musical game as they practice their facts while applying different techniques to their problem-solving skills.
4th Grade
Math
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Breaking Apart to Put Back Together
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Breaking Apart to Put Back Together
Make multiplication a snap with this hands-on math lesson! Your students will learn how to easily multiply large numbers using base-ten blocks and the strategy of breaking apart by place value.
4th Grade
Math
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3-Digit Multiplication
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3-Digit Multiplication
Teach your students to multiply a 3-digit factor by a 1-digit factor using base ten models and the standard algorithm.
4th Grade
Math
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Introduction to Division with Remainders
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Introduction to Division with Remainders
In this lesson, your students will use visual and hands-on strategies to divide whole numbers with remainders.
4th Grade
Math
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Parking Lot Multiplication
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Parking Lot Multiplication
Help your students make sense of the commutative property of multiplication by relating it to arrangements of cars in parking lots.
3rd Grade
Math
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Subtraction with Regrouping
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Subtraction with Regrouping
Help your students subtract with confidence by sharing two different strategies. Use this lesson to build on students’ understanding of subtraction and to evaluate this key skill.
3rd Grade
Math
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Base Ten Arrays for Multi-Digit Multiplication
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Base Ten Arrays for Multi-Digit Multiplication
Teach your students to draw an array using base ten notation to solve multiplication problems with two two-digit factors.
4th Grade
Math
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Addition with Regrouping
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Addition with Regrouping
In this lesson, students will add three-digit numbers using expanded form addition and standard algorithm addition. They'll explain their answers and highlight the steps for each of the strategies.
3rd Grade
Math
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Slap and Roll Timed Multiplication
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Slap and Roll Timed Multiplication
Students will "roll" to this quick game and "slap out" multiplication facts to reinforce multiplication skills and beat their own scores!
3rd Grade
Math
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Arranging Numbers in Multiple Ways
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Arranging Numbers in Multiple Ways
In this lesson, students use cubes to build arrays to represent factor pairs of numbers within 100. They use this understanding to identify multiples as well.
4th Grade
Math
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Divisibility Rules
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Divisibility Rules
Introduce your students to divisibility rules with a lesson that encourages deep thinking and meaningful math talk between peers.
4th Grade
Math
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Distributive Property
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Distributive Property
Teach your students to recognize and use the distributive property of multiplication.
4th Grade
Math
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Division and Multiplication Relationship
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Division and Multiplication Relationship
Let's better understand multiplication and division concepts! Use this lesson to help students understand inverse operations between multiplication and division.
3rd Grade
Math
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Solving KenKen Puzzles
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Solving KenKen Puzzles
It's time for some fun with grid puzzles! In this lesson, students will learn how to solve KenKen puzzles using logic and applying their knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills.
4th Grade
Math
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Step By Step Decimal Subtraction
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Step By Step Decimal Subtraction
It's as easy as one, two, three...four! Introduce your students to subtracting decimals in the tenth and hundredth place using a four-step process.
4th Grade
Math
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Using the Partial Quotients Strategy for Division with One-Digit Divisors
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Using the Partial Quotients Strategy for Division with One-Digit Divisors
It’s time to learn a new strategy! Teach your students to use the partial quotients strategy to solve long division problems with one-digit divisors and no remainder.
4th Grade
Math
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Discussing Subtraction Strategies
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Discussing Subtraction Strategies
Get your students comfortable with discussing multiple strategies to solve subtraction problems with this lesson on two- and three-digit subtraction. It may be taught independently or as support for the lesson Subtraction with Regrouping.
4th Grade
Math
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The Lattice Method for Multiplication
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The Lattice Method for Multiplication
Enhance your students' multiplication toolbox by teaching them the lattice strategy for multiplication. Use this lesson as a standalone or as a prelesson to Multiplication Bingo: Two-Digit Numbers.
4th Grade
Math
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The Factor Tree Strategy
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The Factor Tree Strategy
Let's talk factors and products! Teach your students the factor tree strategy for finding all factors of a product. This lesson can be taught on its own or used as support to the lesson Divisibility Rules.
4th Grade
Math
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How Did You Solve the Puzzle?
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How Did You Solve the Puzzle?
Grid puzzles are a terrific way to practice thinking about math! In this lesson, students are asked to solve addition grid puzzles and compare processes. Use it on its own or as support for the lesson Solving KenKen Puzzles.
4th Grade
Math
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Multi-Digit Multiplication Strategies
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Multi-Digit Multiplication Strategies
Facilitate an exploration and comparison of multiplication strategies for your students to see the variety of ways to solve the same problem. Use this lesson on its own or teach it prior to the lesson Multiplication: Musical Chairs.
4th Grade
Math
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Multiplication and Division: What's the Connection?
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Multiplication and Division: What's the Connection?
Numbers are connected in many ways! Take students on a journey to uncover multiplication and division fact families and inverse relationships. Teach this lesson on its own or prior to the lesson Division and Multiplication Relationship.
4th Grade
Math
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The Partial Products Strategy for Multiplication
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The Partial Products Strategy for Multiplication
The partial products strategy is essential for students to build a foundational understanding of place value as it relates to multiplication. This lesson may be taught on its own or used as a pre-lesson to Multiplying Multiples.
4th Grade
Math
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