4th Grade Math Chapter 3A (Parent Information)

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4th Grade Math Parent Information  

During this chapter of math, we will work on the following math standards.  

Use place value to understand, compare, and round numbers. .

• Multiply one-digit by two-digit numbers, one-digit by three-digit numbers, and one-digit by four-digit numbers
• Multiply two-digit by two-digit numbers

 

To help your child’s understanding they will be building the following skills.  

• Make sense of problems and stick with it as they solve
• Think abstractly and quantitatively
• Learn to use an appropriate tool strategically.
• Be precise. 
• Find structure and think about how to use them. 
• Look for patterns. 

 

Math parent pro tips to help your child. 

• Let them have productive struggle. This means they need to think it through and spend some time. Mathematicians don’t arrive at a solution quickly. They think about what they know, any patterns that they see, and they persevere.  
• Believe that your child can excel in mathematics!
• Questions/suggestions that you can use to help you child rather than giving them the answer. 
• Why? 
• Prove it? 
• What do you know?
• Act out the problem.
• Draw a picture.
• Visualize the problem.