NYS Math Grade 4 study materials
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NYS Math Grade 4 study plan

NYS Math Grade 4 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Mathematics

  • Identify place value through hundred-thousands and read, write, and compare multi-digit whole numbers in standard, expanded, and word form

  • Round whole numbers to any place value up to one hundred thousand and justify the rounding using a number line

  • Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers fluently using the standard algorithm, including regrouping across zeros

  • Solve two-step word problems involving addition and subtraction and explain the reasonableness of the answer

Your checkpoint

A 20-item self-made place value and multi-digit addition/subtraction quiz scored at 85% or higher, with every missed item corrected in writing

Week 2

Mathematics

  • Multiply a whole number up to four digits by a one-digit number using place value strategies and the standard algorithm

  • Multiply two two-digit numbers using area models and partial products, then connect the model to the standard algorithm

  • Divide whole numbers up to four digits by a one-digit divisor with and without remainders, and interpret remainders in context

  • Solve multi-step multiplication and division word problems and select the correct operation for each step

Your checkpoint

A one-page error log of 10 multiplication and division problems showing the model, the algorithm, and a written check for each

Week 3

Mathematics

  • Generate equivalent fractions and explain why multiplying numerator and denominator by the same number preserves value

  • Compare and order fractions with unlike numerators and denominators using benchmark fractions and common denominators

  • Decompose fractions into sums of unit fractions and add and subtract fractions with like denominators

  • Convert between fractions with denominator 10 or 100 and decimals, and compare decimals to the hundredths

Your checkpoint

A fraction-and-decimal sorting task with 15 values placed on a single number line from 0 to 1, plus a written justification of three placements

Week 4

Mathematics

  • Solve multi-step word problems involving whole numbers, fractions, and decimals and represent the unknown with a letter

  • Apply the four operations to measurement conversions within a single system, such as kilometers to meters and hours to minutes

  • Compute area and perimeter of rectangles and find an unknown side length given area or perimeter

  • Classify two-dimensional figures by lines and angles and identify line symmetry

Your checkpoint

A timed 25-question cumulative practice set covering weeks 1 through 4, scored and reviewed with a written list of the three weakest skills

Week 5

Mathematics

  • Interpret multiplication as comparison and solve problems using multiplicative comparison language

  • Find factor pairs, identify multiples, and determine whether a number is prime or composite

  • Generate and analyze a number or shape pattern and state the rule in words

  • Solve multi-step problems involving factors, multiples, and patterns without scaffolding

Your checkpoint

A written explanation of two different solution paths for three multi-step pattern and factor problems

Week 6

Mathematics

  • Solve problems involving angles by measuring with a protractor and adding and subtracting angle measures

  • Draw and identify points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles in a figure and use them to solve problems

  • Apply the area and perimeter formulas in real-world contexts and distinguish when each is needed

  • Explain how a unit fraction relates to a whole and use it to solve measurement problems involving fractional lengths

Your checkpoint

A geometry and measurement mini-assessment of 15 items with a labeled diagram for every item that requires one

Week 7

Mathematics

  • Complete a full-length untimed practice test under test conditions and record the time spent per section

  • Classify every missed item by skill and by error type, such as computation, misread, or concept gap

  • Re-teach the three lowest-scoring skills using worked examples and then solve five new problems for each

  • Practice explaining reasoning in writing the way the constructed-response items require

Your checkpoint

A completed practice test with a skill-by-skill error analysis table and a rewritten correct solution for every missed item

Week 8

Mathematics

  • Complete two timed practice tests and improve accuracy while finishing within the time limit

  • Review the error log from all prior weeks and re-solve the ten most frequently missed problem types

  • Memorize and apply test-taking routines for multi-step problems, including underlining the question and checking reasonableness

  • Build a one-page personal formula and vocabulary sheet covering place value, fractions, decimals, area, and perimeter

Your checkpoint

Two timed practice tests scored at or above the target passing level, plus a finished one-page formula and vocabulary sheet

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 80% on a self-made 15-item assessment of multi-digit multiplication and division, including two word problems with remainders

Week 4: Score at least 75% on the 25-question cumulative practice set and show written work for every item

Week 6: Score at least 80% on the geometry and measurement mini-assessment and correctly measure and add at least four angle measures

Week 8: Score at or above the target passing level on both timed practice tests and complete the one-page formula and vocabulary sheet