Grade guide · Grade 4
Grade 4 in British Columbia: what your child learns this year
Grade 4 has 90 short lesson videos on Knowledge Made Fun across Mathematics, English Language Arts and five more subjects. Each lesson is about a minute long, follows the British Columbia curriculum and comes with a transcript. Two lessons play free without an account.
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- Watch two Grade 4 lessons on the website without an account. Grade 4 lessons
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- Print Grade 4 worksheets free after a free sign-in. Worksheets
- Draw and print graph paper, no account needed. Graph paper
- Put a timer, a name picker, dice, a noise meter or a scoreboard on the screen, no account needed. Classroom tools
Subject
Arts Education
8 lessons for Grade 4, by strand.
All Grade 4 Arts Education lessons
Music
- Beat, Rhythm and TempoBeat, rhythm and tempo
- Pitch, Dynamics and Timbre: How High, How Loud, What Kind of SoundPitch, dynamics and timbre: how high, how loud, what kind of sound
- Reading Music: The Staff, Notes and RestsReading music notation: the staff, notes and rests
Visual arts
- The elements of design: line, shape, colour, texture, value, form and space
- The principles of design: balance, contrast, emphasis, pattern and unity
- Developing an Image: Elaborate, Repeat and SimplifyDeveloping an image: elaborate, repeat and simplify
Arts in general
- Symbols and Metaphor: When a Picture Stands for an IdeaSymbols and metaphor in art: when a picture stands for an idea
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Career Education
4 lessons for Grade 4, by strand.
All Grade 4 Career Education lessons
Career education
- Setting a SMART GoalSetting a SMART goal
- Making a Good Decision: Options, Pros and Cons, Choose, ReviewMaking a good decision: options, pros and cons, choose, review
- What a Good Leader Does: Listen, Encourage, Take the First StepWhat a good leader does: listens, encourages and takes the first step
- Spotting Hazards: Notice It, Keep Away, Tell an AdultSpotting hazards at home, at school and in the community
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
English Language Arts
21 lessons for Grade 4, by strand.
All Grade 4 English Language Arts lessons
Story/text
- Narrative, Report or Exposition: The Purpose Picks the FormNarrative, exposition and report
- Genres: What Kind of Story Is This?Genres: fantasy, humour, adventure, biography
- Text Features: Headings, Captions and DiagramsText features: headings, captions and diagrams
- Story structure: the plot mountain
- Theme: The Big Lesson of a StoryTheme: the big idea or lesson of a story
- Imagery: Writing for the Five SensesImagery: writing for the five senses
- Simile: comparing two different things with like or asSimile
- Metaphor: saying one thing is anotherMetaphor
- Prove It! Using Evidence from the TextUsing evidence from a text to back up an answer
Strategies and processes
- Using Context Clues for a New WordUsing context clues for a new word
- Prefixes and Suffixes: Reading a Long Word in PartsPrefixes and suffixes: reading a long word in parts
- Making an Inference: Reading Between the LinesMaking an inference
- Summarizing: Keep What Matters MostSummarizing
- Revising and Editing: What Is the Difference?Revising and editing: the difference
Language features, structures, and conventions
- What Makes a Good ParagraphWhat makes a good paragraph
- Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and AdverbsParts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs
- Verb Tenses: Past, Present and FutureVerb tenses: past, present and future
- Subject-Verb Agreement: Make the Verb Match Its SubjectSubject-verb agreement
- Commas in a ListCommas in a list
- Quotation Marks and DialogueQuotation marks and dialogue
- Apostrophes: Missing Letters or Ownership, Never a PluralApostrophes
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Mathematics
30 lessons for Grade 4, by strand.
All Grade 4 Mathematics lessons
Number
- Place Value to 10 000: Thousands, Hundreds, Tens and OnesPlace value to 10 000: thousands, hundreds, tens and ones
- Comparing and Ordering Numbers to 10 000Comparing and ordering numbers to 10 000
- Tenths and Hundredths: 3/10 = 0.3 and 45/100 = 0.45Tenths and hundredths: parts of a whole as fractions and decimals
- Comparing and Ordering Fractions with the Same DenominatorComparing and ordering fractions with the same denominator
- Close to 0, One Half or 1? Estimating Fractions with BenchmarksEstimating fractions with benchmarks: close to 0, one half or 1
- Friendly Numbers and Compensating: 2998 + 1456Adding and subtracting with friendly numbers and compensating
- Adding Four-Digit Numbers with RegroupingAdding four-digit numbers with regrouping
- Subtracting Across Zeros: 5003 − 1468Subtracting four-digit numbers with regrouping
- Estimating Sums and Differences by RoundingEstimating sums and differences by rounding
- Break a number apart to multiply
- Multiplying a three-digit number by a one-digit number with an area model
- Dividing by Breaking the Number Apart: 96 ÷ 4Dividing by a one-digit number by breaking the number apart
- Division with a Remainder: 29 ÷ 4Division with a remainder
- 3.75 + 8.6Adding decimals
- 15.2 − 7.85Subtracting decimals
- 3 × 7 = 7 × 3: Equal Groups, Skip Counting and ArraysMultiplication as equal groups, skip counting and arrays
- Division facts from multiplication facts
Patterns and algebra
- Increasing and Decreasing Patterns: A Start Number and a RuleIncreasing and decreasing patterns: a start number and a rule
- From a pattern to a table of values
- Finding the Number in the BoxFinding the unknown number in a one-step equation
Geometry and measurement
- Reading an Analog Clock to the Nearest MinuteReading an analog clock to the nearest minute
- 3:15 p.m. or 15:15? Morning, afternoon and the 24-hour clockMorning or afternoon: a.m., p.m. and the 24-hour clock
- Regular and Irregular PolygonsRegular and irregular polygons
- Perimeter: the distance around a shape
- Line Symmetry: Folding a Shape Onto ItselfLine symmetry: lines that fold a shape onto itself
Data and probability
- Graphs Where One Symbol Stands for ManyGraphs where one symbol stands for many
- Probability Experiments: Predict, Spin and TallyProbability experiments: predict, spin and tally
Financial literacy
- Dollars and Cents: Writing Money with a Decimal PointDollars and cents: writing money with a decimal point
- Making change by counting up
- Earn, Spend, Save and GiveEarning, spending, saving and giving
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Physical and Health Education
11 lessons for Grade 4, by strand.
All Grade 4 Physical and Health Education lessons
Physical literacy
- Get Open: Move Into Open Space for a PassGame strategy: moving into open space to get a pass
- How Hard Am I Working? Check Your Pulse and Rate Your EffortHow hard am I working? Checking your pulse and rating your effort
Healthy and active living
- What Being Active Does for Your Body and MindWhat being active does for your body and mind
- Why Your Body Needs SleepWhy your body needs sleep
- Stopping Germs: Wash, Cover, RestStopping germs: washing hands, covering coughs and resting when sick
- A Balanced Plate: Half, a Quarter and a QuarterA balanced plate: vegetables and fruit, protein foods and whole grains
- Illnesses You Can Catch and Illnesses You CannotIllnesses you can catch and illnesses you cannot
- Who Made This Ad, and Why?Health messages in the media: who made it and why
Social and community health
- What to Do About Bullying: Stay Safe, Speak Up, Tell and Get HelpWhat to do about bullying: stay safe, speak up, tell and get help
Mental well-being
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Keeping a Growing Body SafeAlcohol, tobacco and other drugs: how they can harm a growing body
- Body Image: What Shapes How We See OurselvesBody image and social media: what shapes how we see ourselves
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Science
14 lessons for Grade 4, by strand.
Biology
- How Your Body Senses and RespondsHow the body senses and responds: senses, nerves and brain
- Animal senses beyond ours: echolocation, ultraviolet light, heat and magnetism
- How Plants Respond to Light, Gravity, Touch and WaterHow plants respond to light, gravity, touch and water
- Biomes: Sorted by Temperature and PrecipitationBiomes: regions grouped by temperature and precipitation
Chemistry
- Solids, Liquids and Gases: How the Particles Are ArrangedSolids, liquids and gases: how the particles are arranged
- Heating and Cooling: Particles Speed Up or Slow DownHeating and cooling: particles speed up or slow down
Physics
- Forms of Energy: Motion, Light, Sound, Heat and MoreForms of energy: motion, light, sound, heat and more
- Energy is never made or destroyed, only changed
- Devices that change energy from one form to another
Earth science
- Day and Night: Earth Spins on Its AxisDay and night: Earth spins on its axis
- Why We Have Seasons: Earth's Tilt and OrbitWhy we have seasons: Earth's tilt and its orbit around the sun
- Phases of the Moon: Why the Moon Seems to Change ShapePhases of the moon
- Tides: How the Moon Pulls on the OceanTides: how the moon pulls on the ocean
- Solar and Lunar EclipsesSolar and lunar eclipses
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Worksheets
Worksheets for this grade
Printing is free after a free sign-in, no payment and no card.
- Compare and order to 10 000
- Place value to 10 000
- 10 times table
- 2 times table
- 3 times table
- 4 times table
- 5 times table
- 6 times table
- 7 times table
- 8 times table
- 9 times table
- Add 4-digit numbers
- Add and subtract to 10 000, mixed
- Divide by a 1-digit number
- Division facts, mixed
- Find the missing number: all operations
- Multiplication facts, mixed
- Multiply by a 1-digit number
- Subtract 4-digit numbers
- Word problems: multiply and divide
- Add and subtract decimals, mixed
- Add decimals
- Compare fractions
- Subtract decimals
- Tenths and hundredths
- Pattern tables
- 24-hour time
- Draw the time
- Perimeter
- Tell the time
- Making change
Every lesson on the site is listed under Lessons, and the pricing page says what is free and what Plus adds.