Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Grade 4 Mathematics Curriculum

This curriculum is designed to foster mathematical literacy and a strong foundation in mathematical understanding for Grade 4 students. It emphasizes student engagement in mathematical processes, including problem-solving, reasoning, communicating, connecting, and representing mathematical ideas. The curriculum is organized into four strands: Number Sense, Understanding Measurement, Geometric Thinking, and Data Handling.

Number Sense (NS)

This strand focuses on developing students' ability to work with numbers effectively. Students will:

• Construct understanding of whole numbers up to 10,000 using various tools and strategies.
• Work with fractions having denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10, as well as decimals up to tenths.
• Demonstrate operational sense using multiple strategies to add and subtract whole numbers up to 4 digits.
• Demonstrate operational sense using multiple strategies to multiply and divide two- and three-digit whole numbers by one-digit whole numbers.
• Demonstrate operational sense using multiple strategies to add and subtract decimal numbers up to tenths.
• Demonstrate operational sense using multiple strategies to generate pairs of equivalent fractions.
• Investigate numeric patterns, identify multiplicative relationships, and compare quantities.

Understanding Measurement (UM)

This strand focuses on developing measurement skills for length, area, capacity, mass, time, and money. Students will:

• Demonstrate skills in reading, estimating, measuring, comparing, and recording measurements of various attributes.
• Choose appropriate instruments and units for measuring different attributes.
• Deduce and state relationships between units and convert from larger to smaller units.
• Construct meaning of perimeter and area using various tools and strategies.
• Read and record time to the nearest 5-minute interval on analog and digital clocks.
• Read and write money amounts in words and symbols up to $1000.
• Understand the value of money by adding, subtracting, and calculating total amounts up to $100.

Geometric Thinking (GT)

This strand focuses on developing spatial awareness and geometric reasoning. Students will:

• Distinguish among line segments, rays, and lines.
• Understand angles as amounts of turns about a fixed point.
• Draw and classify plane shapes (triangles, rectangles, and squares) based on their properties.
• Name the parts of a circle.
• Compare and describe basic solid shapes (cuboid, cube, cylinder, cone, and sphere).
• Describe, extend, and create geometric patterns.
• Communicate effectively about position, direction, and location.

Data Handling (DH)

This strand focuses on developing data analysis skills. Students will:

• Plan, collect, and record data on issues of interest.
• Represent collected data using tables, tally charts, pictographs, and bar graphs.
• Read, interpret, and draw conclusions from data presented in tables and graphs.

This curriculum also emphasizes the development of mathematical process skills, including problem-solving, reasoning, communicating, connecting, and representing mathematical ideas through various forms of communication. The use of technology, such as calculators and computers, is encouraged to support mathematical learning. However, memorization of basic arithmetic facts remains essential.