Math Curriculum for Gifted Students: Lessons, Activities, and Extensions for Gifted and Advanced Learners: Grade 4

by Center for Gifted Education

Overview

The Math Curriculum for Gifted Students series:

• Provides gifted and advanced learners with challenging activities to extend their mathematical thinking.
• Includes lessons, activities, and extensions that are aligned to national standards.
• Is designed to provide high-ability learners advancement beyond the general curriculum.
• Is ideal for gifted classrooms or gifted pull-out groups.
• Was developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary.

In Math Curriculum for Gifted Students (Grade 4), the 24 lessons cover mathematics content for grade 4 and are divided into five sections: number and operations in Base Ten, operations and algebraic thinking, number and operations-fractions, measurement and data, and geometry. Each lesson includes a teacher page that outlines the estimated time, key terms, materials, and objectives; a challenging activity to allow students to explore the concepts in depth; practice problems; and an assessment similar to standards-based grade-level standardized assessments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618219923
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/01/2020
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	9 Years

About the Author

The Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary, a research and development center, was established in 1988 under the direction of Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska. The center provides services to educators, policy makers, graduate students, researchers, parents, and students in support of the needs of gifted and talented individuals. Located in Williamsburg, VA, the center has established a national reputation for excellence in research, curriculum development, and service. Several major grants, including funding from the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act, have provided significant support for the work of the Center.

Molly Bryan Talbot is a special education teacher of third- and fourth-grade gifted students at Zachary Elementary School in the Zachary Community School District in Louisiana...

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Section I Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Lesson 1.1 Factor Pairs and Multiples 9

Lesson 1.2 Multiplicative Comparisons 19

Lesson 1.3 Multistep Word Problems, Remainders, and Estimation 25

Lesson 1.4 Pattern Pandemonium 39

Section II Number and Operations in Base Ten

Lesson 2.1 Place Value Comparison 49

Lesson 2.2 Rounding With Place Value 55

Lesson 2.3 Multiplying 63

Lesson 2.4 Dividing 69

Section III Number and Operations-Fractions

Lesson 3.1 Fraction Equivalents 77

Lesson 3.2 Comparing Fractions 85

Lesson 3.3 Fraction Addition and Subtraction 95

Lesson 3.4 Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers 103

Lesson 3.5 Addition and Subtraction Fraction Word Problems 109

Lesson 3.6 Model Fraction Multiplication 119

Lesson 3.7 Fraction Multiplication Word Problems 129

Lesson 3.8 Decimal Notation 139

Lesson 3.9 Comparing Decimals 151

Section IV Measurement and Data

Lesson 4.1 Converting Between Units of Measure 159

Lesson 4.2 Conversion Practice 167

Lesson 4.3 Area and Perimeter 175

Lesson 4.4 Angles 181

Lesson 4.5 Adding Angles 189

Section V Geometry

Lesson 5.1 Lines, Angles, and Classifying Figures 197

Lesson 5.2 Lines of Symmetry 205

Answer Key 213

About the Authors 247

About the Center for Gifted Education 249

Common Core State Standards Alignment 251