4.OA Lesson Plans
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA
:"Operations and Algebraic Thinking"
These lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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More Words, More Problems
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More Words, More Problems
Are your students struggling with multiplication when it comes to word problems? In this lesson, students will see multiplication problems as a comparison and use word problems to create multiplication equations.
4th Grade
Math
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Mighty Mean, Median, and Mode
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Mighty Mean, Median, and Mode
Give your students a good basis in interpreting data with this lesson that teaches them about mean, median, and mode with plenty of practice and cute videos to keep them interested.
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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Clap Counting with Multiples
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Clap Counting with Multiples
Finding the least common multiple is an essential skill for comparing, adding, and subtracting fractions! This lesson introduces students to this concept in an interactive way.
4th Grade
Math
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Fun, Fun Function Tables
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Fun, Fun Function Tables
Put the FUN! in function tables with this engaging, interactive lesson that will have your students generating their own patterns and tables.
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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Introducing Order of Operations
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Introducing Order of Operations
The order of operations is a critical concept for fourth graders to grasp in preparation for algebra. This introductory lesson on the order of operations will teach your students about the helpful acronym PEMDAS.
4th Grade
Math
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Animal Kingdom Comparisons
Lesson plan
Animal Kingdom Comparisons
How much longer is a blue whale than an orca? Teach your students to use bar models and number sentences with variables as they solve these wild word problems!
4th Grade
Math
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Pre-algebra Problems with Order of Operations
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Pre-algebra Problems with Order of Operations
Algebra concepts can be challenging for students in upper elementary and middle school. This lesson introduces students to the idea of a missing or unknown number while also considering the order of operations.
4th Grade
Math
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Order of Operations Competition
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Order of Operations Competition
Students will have a blast deepening their understanding of the order of operations, with this lesson which incorporates an interactive team game.
4th 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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Factors Over the Rainbow
Lesson plan
Factors Over the Rainbow
Make math colorful! Teach your students to find the factors of a number using the factor rainbow strategy.
4th Grade
Math
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Input and Output Boxes
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Input and Output Boxes
Input some patterns to T-charts in this lesson. Use this lesson about input and output boxes as a precursor to finding patterns within word problems.
4th Grade
Math
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Order of Operations with Fractions and Decimals
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Order of Operations with Fractions and Decimals
This lesson is designed for fourth graders to practice their skills with the order of operations along with multiplying fractions and adding or subtracting decimals.
4th Grade
Math
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Division Word Problems
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Division Word Problems
Freshen up on your understanding of division word problems with long division and one-digit divisors! Use this lesson to help students identify key division terms and solve word problems.
3rd Grade
Math
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Prime and Composite Numbers
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Prime and Composite Numbers
Take your understanding of factors one step further! Use this lesson to classify factors as prime and composite numbers while creating factor trees.
4th Grade
Math
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Multi-Step Word Problems? No Problem!
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Multi-Step Word Problems? No Problem!
Word problems? No problem! In this lesson, your students will learn how to approach solving multi-step word problems with mixed operations with a step-by-step plan.
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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Multiples and Skip Counting
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Multiples and Skip Counting
Help your students understand the connection between skip counting, multiples, and multiplication with this lesson. Teach it on its own or use it as support to the lesson Clap Counting with Multiples.
4th Grade
Math
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Writing Questions for Multi-Step Word Problems
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Writing Questions for Multi-Step Word Problems
Get your students thinking like mathematicians with this lesson that has them crafting questions for multi-step word problems. It may be taught independently or as support for the lesson Multi-Step Word Problems? No Problem!
4th Grade
Math
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Conversations About Prime and Composite Numbers
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Conversations About Prime and Composite Numbers
Get your students comfortable with distinguishing and discussing prime and composite numbers with this lesson that involves visuals and a card game. Use it as a standalone lesson or as support to the lesson Prime and Composite Numbers.
4th Grade
Math
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Factor Friend or Foe?
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Factor Friend or Foe?
Which number doesn't belong? This lesson requires students to think critically as they determine which number is not a factor of a particular number. Teach it on its own or as support for the lesson Factors Over the Rainbow.
4th Grade
Math
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Figuring Out Function Tables
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Figuring Out Function Tables
Get your students talking about number patterns and rules with this introductory lesson on function tables. Use this lesson as a pre-lesson to Input and Output Boxes or teach it on its own.
4th Grade
Math
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Deciphering Division Word Problems
Lesson plan
Deciphering Division Word Problems
Word problems present an additional challenge for English learners. This division lesson gives them a concrete strategy to decipher word problems. Teach it on its own or prior to teaching Division Word Problems.
4th Grade
Math
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