Grade 4 Math Guide
This study guide is meant to help you practice and prepare, but not everything here may
appear on your progress check. It’s still important to be familiar with all of these topics—just in
case they come up later.
Place Value & Number Sense
Value of Digits
• In large numbers, each digit is worth ten times the digit to its right.
• Example: In 7,000 the “7” is worth 10 times more than the “7” in 700.
• Practice:
◦ What is the value of the “5” in 5,432?
◦ Why is the “2” in 2,345 worth ten times less than the “2” in 23,450?
Reading, Writing & Comparing Numbers
• Write numbers in:
◦ Standard form → 4,327
◦ Word form → four thousand, three hundred twenty-seven
◦ Expanded form → 4,000 + 300 + 20 + 7
• Compare numbers with > (greater than), < (less than), = (equal).
• Practice:
◦ Write 8,306 in word form.
◦ Which is greater: 34,567 or 34,657?
Rounding Numbers
• Look at the digit to the right of the place you are rounding.
• If it’s 5 or more → round up.
• If it’s 4 or less → round down.
• Practice:
◦ Round 67,489 to the nearest hundred.
◦ Round 842 to the nearest ten.
Addition & Subtraction
Adding & Subtracting Multi-Digit Numbers
• Use the standard algorithm (stack numbers, line up place values, regroup if needed).
• Practice:
◦ 4,582 + 7,643 = ?
◦ 9,204 – 5,789 = ?
Multiplication & Factors
Multiplication
• Multiply 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers.
• Multiply 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers.
• Use strategies like:
◦ Equations → 23 × 15
◦ Area model → break numbers into tens and ones
◦ Arrays → groups of objects in rows and columns
• Practice:
◦ 4,562 × 3 = ?
◦ 36 × 24 = ? (try using area model)
Factors & Multiples
• Factors: Numbers you multiply to get another number.
◦ Example: Factors of 12 → 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
• Multiples: Skip counting numbers.
◦ Multiples of 6 → 6, 12, 18, 24, …
• Prime numbers: Only factors are 1 and itself. (Ex: 7)
• Composite numbers: Have more than two factors. (Ex: 12)
• Practice:
◦ List all factors of 24.
◦ Is 19 prime or composite?
◦ Is 45 a multiple of 9?
Patterns
Number & Shape Patterns
• Follow the given rule to extend a pattern.
• Example: Rule = add 3 → 1, 4, 7, 10, 13…
• Notice other features: alternating odd/even, repeating colors, shapes growing bigger, etc.
• Practice:
◦ Continue this pattern: 2, 4, 8, 16, … (What’s the rule?)
◦ Draw the next 3 shapes in this pattern: ▲ ▲…