Grade 4 Pacing Guide Overview 2015-2016
Revised 8-20-15
The Pacing Guide Overview is a quick look at the school year. It provides suggested time frames for
each unit in Math Expressions across the 2015-2016 calendar year. Please refer to the Pacing Guides for
each individual instructional block for detailed information on the alignment of curriculum, instruction,
and assessment.
SLCSD Instructional Blocks and Math Expressions
(MX) Units and Lessions
Instructional Block 1: MX Unit 1 and Unit 2
MX Unit 1, Place Value and Multi-Digit Addition and
Subtraction
 Lessons 1– 5: Place Value to One Million
 Lessons 6 – 8: Addition with Greater Numbers
 Lessons 9 – 14: Subtraction with Greater Numbers
MX Unit 2, Multiplication with Whole Numbers
 Lessons 1 – 3: Multiplication with Tens and Hundreds
 Lessons 4 – 11: Multiply by One-Digit Numbers
 Lessons 12 – 15: Multiplication with Two-Digit Numbers
 Lessons 16 – 19: Multiplication with Thousands
Lesson 10 may take 2 days
Instructional Block 2: MX Unit 3 and Unit 4
General Education Pacing
August 24 – October 30
August 24 – September 18
14 lessons: 19 days
September 19 – October 30
19 lessons: 28 days
Interim 1: October 30
November 2 – January 6
MX Unit 3, Division with Whole Numbers,
 Lessons 1 – 6: Dividing Whole Numbers
 Lessons 7 – 11: Division Issues and Word Problems
November 2 – November 25
11 lessons: 18 days
Lessons 1 and 4 may take 2 days
MX Unit 4, Equations and Word Problems,
 Lessons 1 – 3: Reasoning and Solving Problems
 Lessons 4 – 6: Comparison Word Problems
 Lessons 7 – 9 :Problems with More Than One Step
 Lessons 10 – 12: Analyzing Patterns
November 30 – January 6
12 lessons: 19 days
Lessons 2 and 5 may take 2 days
Instructional Block 3: Unit 5 and Unit 6
Interim 2: January 6
January 7 – February 23
MX Unit 6, Fraction Concepts and Operations
 Lessons 1 – 3: Fractions with Like Denominators
 Lessons 4 – 6: Mixed Numbers with Like Denominator
 Lessons 7 – 10: Multiply Fractions and Whole Numbers
Lesson 6 may take 2 days
MX Unit 5, Measurement
 Lessons 1 – 5: Converting Measurements
 Lessons 6 – 8: Area and Perimeter
February 3 – February 23
8 lessons: 14 days
Lesson 3 may take 2 days
Interim 3: February 23
January 7 – February 2
10 lessons: 18 days
Grade 4 Pacing Guide Overview 2015-2016
Instructional Block 4: Unit 7 & 8 and engageny
MX Unit 7, Fractions and Decimals
 Lessons 1 – 3: Comparing Fractions
 Lessons 4 – 7: Equivalent Fractions
 Lessons 8 – 13: Understanding Decimals
Lessons 6 may take 2 days
MX Unit 8, Geometry
 Lessons 1 –3: Measuring and Drawing Angles
 Lessons 4 – 6: Triangles and Angle Measurements
 Lessons 7 – 9: Analyzing Quadrilaterals
 Lessons 10 – 12: Analyzing Polygons
engageny Module 5 (supplement based on student needs)
 Lesson 5: Circular protractors
 Lesson 10: Addition of adjacent angle measures
 Lesson 12: Lines of symmetry
 Lesson 15: Classifying quadrilaterals
 Lesson 16: Reason about attributes to construct quadrilaterals
SAGE ASSESSMENT
Review and SAGE
Instructional Block 5
Revised 8-20-15
February 24 – April 29
February 24 – March 29
13 lessons: 20 days
March 30 – April 29
17 lessons: 23 days
Interim 4: April 29
Date: TBD
May 2 – June 3
Engage NY Module 6
Click on the link to access the module.
Specific links can be found in pacing guide.
https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-4-mathematics-module-6
INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT – Engage New York 4th
Grade Module 6: Decimal Fractions
Topic A, Lessons 1 – 3: Exploration of Tenths
Topic B, Lessons 4 – 8: Tenths and Hundredths
Mid Unit Assessment and Review
Topic C, Lessons 9 – 11: Decimal Comparison
Topic D, Lessons 12 – 14: Addition with Tenths and Hundredths
Topic E, Lessons 15 – 16: Money Amounts as Decimal Numbers
Review and Unit Assessment
May 2 – June 3
16 lessons: 23 days
STMath: SLCSD Recommeneded Curriculum Order
Using Place Value→Rounding Whole Numbers→Comparing Whole Numbers→Addition and
Subtraction within 1,000,000→Multi-digit Multiplication→Multi-digit Division→Patterns in Number
and Shapes→Factors and Multiples→Multiple Operations→Measurement and
Conversions→Applying Area and Perimeter→Fractions→Adding and Subtracting Fractions→Mixed
Numbers→Fractions-Equivalence and Ordering→Fraction Multiples→Fraction and Decimal
Equivalent→Comparing Decimals→Exploring Lines and Shapes→Parallel Lines and
Parallelograms→Angles and Triangles→Lines of Symmetry→Advanced Shapes→Challenge