Math in Grade 4
In my class, I teach mathematics in different ways. Students learn through group and independent problem-solving, discussions, and explicit teaching. When beginning to learn new ideas in mathematics, I encouraged students to recall information they have already learned. The Ontario curriculum builds upon math ideas each year and at times, new ideas and information is introduced. For example, in grade 2, students need to represent, order and compare numbers to 100 while in grade 3, students need to represent, order and compare numbers to 1000. In Grade 4, students need to represent, order and compare numbers to 10 000. During our math block (the last block of the day), students will partake in a variety of activities to learn and understand math. Examples include: 1. Group problem-solving (at the whiteboards). Sample problem: Represent 2378 in as many different ways as you can, with materials (ie. base-ten blocks could be used) and numbers (they could use addition, subtraction, et