FSA Grade 4 study plan

FSA Grade 4 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

English Language Arts

Identify the three FSA ELA item types (multiple-choice, multi-select, and evidence-based selected response) and explain in writing how each is scored
Annotate two grade-level informational passages to locate main idea, supporting details, and text structure signals
Write a 4-sentence summary of an unfamiliar grade-4 passage using only stated information, without adding opinion

A scored practice set of 15 ELA multiple-choice and multi-select questions with a written note explaining every wrong answer choice

Week 2

Distinguish theme from topic in three short literary passages and state each theme in one complete sentence
Cite two pieces of textual evidence that support an inferred character trait, quoting exact words
Compare how two passages treat the same event and list two similarities and two differences

Two evidence-based written responses (one literary, one paired-passage) each citing at least two direct quotes

Week 3

Define and correctly use grade-4 academic vocabulary such as infer, summarize, and compare in original sentences
Determine the meaning of unknown words from context clues in five short excerpts
Explain how a simile or metaphor shapes meaning in a poem or story

A 20-word vocabulary log with student-written definitions, context sentences, and one example of figurative language analysis

Week 4

Draft a full-length ELA practice test under timed conditions and record the raw score by item type
Solve 20 multi-digit multiplication and division problems and check each with an inverse operation
Classify every missed ELA item by error type: vocabulary, inference, evidence, or careless reading

A timed ELA practice test score report plus an error-analysis table listing each miss, its error type, and a correction strategy

Week 5

Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers fluently using the standard algorithm and verify with estimation
Compare fractions with unlike denominators using benchmark fractions and common denominators
Convert between fractions and decimals for tenths and hundredths and place them on a number line

A 25-item computation quiz scored at 90 percent or better, with worked solutions for every missed item

Week 6

Solve multi-step word problems involving the four operations and label each step with its meaning
Find factor pairs, identify prime and composite numbers, and generate patterns from a given rule
Measure angles with a protractor and classify them as acute, right, or obtuse

Five fully worked multi-step word problems showing a labeled equation and a written justification for each step

Week 7

Compute area and perimeter of rectangles and rectilinear figures and explain the difference between the two measures
Interpret line plots and answer comparison questions about fractional data
Explain in writing why a given answer to a fraction or measurement problem is unreasonable

A geometry and data mini-project: one rectilinear figure with computed area and perimeter plus a line plot with three answered questions

Week 8

Complete one timed full-length practice test in each domain and record scaled-style scores
Re-teach the three weakest skills from weeks 1 through 7 using corrected practice items
Build a one-page test-day checklist covering pacing, showing work, and evidence citation

A final score comparison chart of week 4 versus week 8 results plus a completed one-page test-day checklist

Week 4: Score at least 70 percent on the timed ELA practice test and show that every missed item has been assigned an error type and corrected

Week 6: Score at least 80 percent on a mixed math checkpoint covering computation, fractions, and multi-step word problems

Week 8: Improve at least 10 percentage points over the week 4 ELA baseline and reach at least 80 percent on the final math practice test