Summer Math Activities for Students Entering 4th Grade
1. In your journal
show an array for
both 6 x 4 and 8 x 3.
2. In your journal
show 12 pennies
divided so that 4 are
in each group.
3. What time is it
now? What time will
it be in 6 ½ hours?
What time was it 15
minutes ago? 18
minutes ago?
4. Practice division
facts
8. Find the
perimeter and area
of your front or back
door. Record and
explain.
9. Name two
fractions that are
greater than ½.
Show you know
these fractions are
greater.
16. List all of the
multiplication
equations to show
how you could
arrange 24 chairs.
10. Draw a picture
that only uses
geometric shapes.
Identify as many
shapes as possible.
11. Write and solve
a summer story
problem for this
number sentence.
37 + 178=
5. If the movie
actually began at
7:05 and finished at
8:45, how much time
elapsed? If you left
home at 6:35 and
returned at 9:05, how
long were you out?
12. If you double
your age, how old
would you be? How
old would you be if
you tripled your age?
17. If you get up at
7:30 and need to be
at your friend’s
house at 8:15, how
much time do you
have to get ready if it
takes you ten
minutes to walk
there?
18. Use a ruler to
draw a 3 cm by 4 cm
rectangle. Then find
its perimeter. Now
finds its area. Be
sure to label your
answers. Now find
the area and
perimeter of a
square that has
sides that are 5
inches long.
19. Use the numbers
4, 5, 3, and 2 and any
operations (addition,
subtraction,
multiplication,
division) to create at
least 10 story
problems that all have
different answers.
Share them with a
friend, sibling, or
parent.
23. Ben has 6
square tiles. Each
tile has a width of 8
inches. He lays the
tiles down in a long
row. What is the
perimeter of the row
of tiles?
24. The sum of two
2-digit numbers is
87. What could the
two 2- digit numbers
be?
25. Make the largest
and the smallest
numbers you can
using 4, 1, 7, 8, 5,
and 2. Find their
difference and their
sum.
26. If you rode your
3
bike of a mile today
15. A truck driver
needs to deliver
806 packages. In
the morning he
delivered 336
packages and in
the afternoon he
delivered 290
packages. How
many more
packages still need
to be delivered?
22. Linda is going to
have new flooring
put in her bedroom.
If her bedroom is 8
feet by 10 feet, how
many square feet of
flooring is needed?
What is the
perimeter of Linda’s
bedroom?
Revised April 15
4
3
and of a mile
8
yesterday, which day
did you go farther?
Show how you know.
6. Survey 10
people about their
favorite ice cream
or popsicle flavor.
Create a pictograph
to show the results.
Remember to use a
key.
13. Make flash
cards for the
multiplication
combinations you
are working on.
Practice!
20. Write down
your address. Add
256 to the number
in your address.
Then add 38 more.
7. With your parent
make a list of items
to get at the grocery
store. Estimate the
cost. Add up the
cost after you buy
them. Calculate the
difference.
14. List at least 5
different
combinations of
coins that would add
up to 25 cents.
27. Practice
multiplication and
division facts.
28. You have
traveled 138 miles.
How far do you need
to go if the total trip
is 220 miles? Show
your solution.
21. Use the digits 2,
3, and 4 to make the
largest and the
smallest 3 digit
numbers. Find the
difference using a
subtraction strategy.
Summer Math Activities for Students Entering 4th Grade
1. Practice your
multiplication and
division facts for 5.
Think about the
numbers on the
clock when you do
so.
2. Ethan kept track
of the weather for
365 days. It was
cloudy 178 days.
How many days
were not cloudy?
3. What time is it
now? What time
will it be in 45
minutes? Record.
8. Create a poem
about math using
as many math
vocabulary words
as you can.
9. The grocer had
137 green apples
and 93 red apples.
On Thursday he
sold 89 apples.
How many apples
does the grocer
have left?
10. Show 3 on a
15. Lisa has 4
boxes of crayons.
Each box has 8
crayons. How
many crayons in
all?
16. A rubber band
was 7 cm long at
first. Now it is
stretched to be 28
cm long. How many
times longer is the
rubber band than it
was at first?
17. Laura is
making cupcakes.
They need to bake
for 45 minutes. She
put them in the
oven at 5:40 p.m.
At that time should
she take them out?
22. Roll 4 dice
together and add to
find the sum or
multiply and find the
product. Record
the answers. Do
this 10 times.
23.
24. I am thinking of
an even number. It
is greater than 7 x 6
and less than 6 x
10. It has a factor
of 7. What
numbers can I be?
Revised April 15
6x4
6x5
6x6
6x7
What clues help
you? Skip count by
6s forward and
backward.
2
5
number line. Show
8
on a number line.
4. If you get up at
6:00 a.m. and need
to be at a friend’s
house by 10:45
a.m. how much
time has passed
between the two
times?
5. Use a ruler to
draw a rectangle
measuring 12 cm
long and 4 cm wide.
Find the area and
perimeter.
11. Joe and Amelia
grow tomatoes in
their garden. Joe
picked 59 tomatoes
and Amelia picked
45. If they used 75
to make pasta
sauce how many do
they have left?
12. A chef is
cooking chicken in
a restaurant. The
recipe says you
need 5 minutes for
every pound. How
many minutes will it
take to cook 12
pounds of chicken?
18. Select ten
items from a
grocery flyer and
find the total cost of
the items. Calculate
how much change
you would receive
from a one hundred
dollar bill.
25. Compare the
fractions below.
Use the symbols >,
=, or < to record
your comparisons.
Draw a picture to
illustrate your
answer.
2/6 and 5/6
1/2 and 1/3
19. Write
multiplication and
division
combinations for 6,
7, and 42. Write a
word problem to go
with these
equations.
26.
4x4
4x5
4x6
4x7
What clues help
you? Skip count by
4s forward &
backward.
6. Roll 2 number
cubes. Multiply the
two numbers and
find the product.
Record. (Do this 25
times) Create a bar
graph to show the
results. Describe
your data.
13. What number
do you add to 74 to
get 100?
What are 2
numbers you can
add to 245 to get
300?
245+___+___= 300
20. 8 x 4
8x5
8x6
8x7
What clues help
you? Skip count by
8s forward &
backward.
27. 60 ÷ 5 = ___
55 ÷ ___ = 5
50 ÷ 5 = ___
45 ÷ ___ = 5
35 ÷ 5 = ___
What’s your
strategy?
7. Write a story
problem that can be
solved using the
number sentence
9 x 3 = ________.
Share it with a
friend, sibling, or
parent.
14. Cara wants
new carpeting for
her bedroom. Her
bedroom is an 9 ft
by 6 ft rectangle.
How much
carpeting does she
need to buy to
cover her entire
bedroom floor?
21. When rounding
to the nearest ten,
what is the smallest
whole number that
will round to 50?
The largest? How
many different
whole numbers
round to 50?
28. Complete the
problems using
>, <, =:
471 _____147
19 + 7 ____9 + 20
4 x 9 ____ 6 x 6