FAST Math Grade 4 study plan
FAST Math Grade 4 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Number Sense and Operations with Whole Numbers
Read, write, and compare multi-digit whole numbers up to one million using place-value language (standard, expanded, and word form).
Round whole numbers to any place value and justify the rounding using a number line sketch.
Add and subtract multi-digit numbers fluently, showing regrouping explicitly and checking each result with an inverse operation.
Estimate sums and differences by rounding before computing, then compare the estimate to the exact answer.
Your checkpoint
A one-page place-value and rounding reference sheet plus 20 mixed add/subtract problems solved with work shown and inverse-operation checks, scored at 85% or better.
Number Sense and Operations with Whole Numbers
Multiply a multi-digit number by a one-digit number and by a two-digit number using area models and the standard algorithm.
Divide up to four-digit dividends by one-digit divisors, interpreting remainders in context.
Solve multi-step whole-number word problems, identifying which operation each step requires.
Explain the relationship between multiplication and division using fact families and inverse operations.
Your checkpoint
A worked solution set of 15 multi-step word problems (5 multiplication, 5 division, 5 mixed) with a labeled diagram or equation chain for each, scored at 80% or better.
Number Sense and Operations with Whole Numbers & Fractions and Decimals
Generate equivalent fractions and simplify fractions using common factors.
Compare and order fractions with unlike denominators by finding common denominators or benchmarks.
Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators, regrouping when needed.
Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers accurately.
Your checkpoint
A fraction fluency quiz of 25 items (equivalence, comparison, addition, subtraction, conversion) completed in 30 minutes with 80% accuracy, with every miss reworked correctly.
Fractions and Decimals
Multiply a fraction by a whole number using repeated addition, visual models, and the algorithm.
Express fractions with denominators of 10 and 100 as equivalent decimals and connect them to money and measurement contexts.
Compare decimals to the hundredths place using place value and a number line.
Add decimals to the hundredths place with correct alignment of decimal points.
Your checkpoint
A decimal-and-fraction conversion table (denominators 10 and 100) plus 20 fraction-times-whole-number and decimal addition problems, scored at 80% or better.
Algebraic Reasoning and Expressions
Translate verbal phrases into algebraic expressions using a variable for the unknown.
Evaluate expressions for given variable values using order of operations (parentheses first).
Identify and extend numeric and shape patterns, stating the rule in words and as an expression.
Solve one-step equations with an unknown using inverse operations and check the solution by substitution.
Your checkpoint
A pattern-and-expression portfolio of 10 items: each shows the verbal rule, the expression, a table of values, and a substitution check.
Measurement and Data
Convert units within a measurement system (length, mass, capacity, time) and record the conversion factor used.
Solve elapsed-time problems using a number line or T-chart.
Interpret data in line plots with fractional values, including finding the difference between the largest and smallest values.
Calculate the area and perimeter of rectangles in real-world word problems.
Your checkpoint
A measurement-and-data packet of 15 problems (5 conversions, 5 elapsed time, 5 line-plot or area/perimeter) with units labeled in every answer, scored at 80% or better.
Geometry and Geometric Measurement
Classify two-dimensional figures by parallel and perpendicular sides and by angle type (right, acute, obtuse).
Identify and draw lines of symmetry in polygons.
Measure and sketch angles to the nearest degree using a protractor description and benchmark angles (90, 180, 270, 360).
Find unknown angle measures using the fact that angles on a line sum to 180 degrees and around a point sum to 360 degrees.
Your checkpoint
A geometry reference card listing each shape classification, symmetry counts, and the angle-sum rules, plus 12 angle and classification problems solved with reasoning shown.
Number Sense and Operations with Whole Numbers & Fractions and Decimals & Algebraic Reasoning and Expressions & Measurement and Data & Geometry and Geometric Measurement
Complete a timed mixed-review set covering all five domains and log accuracy by domain.
Rework every missed item from weeks 1-7 and write the corrected reasoning in one sentence each.
Identify the two weakest subskills from the error log and drill each with 10 targeted problems.
Simulate test conditions with a full-length practice set, managing pacing across item types.
Your checkpoint
A completed error log with all misses corrected and a final mixed practice set scored at 80% or better, plus a written list of the three subskills to keep practicing after the plan ends.
Milestones
Week 2: Score 85% or better on a 20-item whole-number computation and word-problem check; if below, redo weeks 1-2 drills before advancing.
Week 4: Score 80% or better on a combined fraction-and-decimal check covering equivalence, comparison, addition, and fraction-times-whole-number; log any recurring error type.
Week 6: Score 80% or better on a mixed check of domains 1-4; confirm that at least 90% of answers include correct units and labels.
Week 8: Complete the full-length practice set at 80% or better overall with no single domain below 70%, and submit the finished error log.