Grade 4 • Mathematics • Whole Numbers

Grade 4 Mathematics

Whole Numbers

Whole Number Vocabulary

• Place Value: the value of a digit based on its position in a number.
• Digit: a symbol used to show a number
• Estimate: an approximate calculation that is close to the exact number based on rounding
• Compare: tell how a number is related to another number using >, <, =, or different
• Rounding: to find the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand (and so on) (For example, 391 rounds up to 400 and 331 rounds down to 300)
• Expanded Form: writing a number as the sum of the values in each digit
• Regrouping: to exchange amounts of equal value to rename a number 

 Whole Number Activities 

• Make up numbers, roll numbers with dice, or find numbers (on labels) and compare them.
• Find numbers and write them in expanded form.
• Make numbers and tell which place value (and/or value) each digit represents.
• Place large numbers on a number line.
• Collect objects (i.e. Cheerios) and estimate how many.
• Draw pictures and make models of numbers.
• Practice addition and subtraction facts.

Whole Number Independent Practice

• Place Value Relationships Links to an external site.
• Read, Write, Represent and Compare Numbers Links to an external site.
• Round Whole Numbers Links to an external site.
• Add and Subtract Whole Numbers Links to an external site.