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FREE 4th Grade Addition and Subtraction 10 Lessons Unit Guide with Worksheets
FREE 4th Grade Addition and Subtraction 10 Lessons Unit Guide with Worksheets
FREE 4th Grade Addition and Subtraction 10 Lessons Unit Guide with Worksheets
FREE 4th Grade Addition and Subtraction 10 Lessons Unit Guide with Worksheets
FREE 4th Grade Addition and Subtraction 10 Lessons Unit Guide with Worksheets
FREE 4th Grade Addition and Subtraction 10 Lessons Unit Guide with Worksheets
FREE 4th Grade Addition and Subtraction 10 Lessons Unit Guide with Worksheets
FREE 4th Grade Addition and Subtraction 10 Lessons Unit Guide with Worksheets
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This fourth grade addition and subtraction unit guide includes 10 lessons that teach common core (CCSS) 4th grade addition and subtraction standards using multiple strategies with up to 6 digit numbers. It includes 10 lesson plans, 5 practice worksheets, a study guide, a whole group subtraction activity, and a unit test (plus all answer keys).

Skills taught include:

  • adding and subtracting with base ten blocks (builds conceptual understanding of regrouping)
  • addition and subtraction using an open number line
  • adding and subtracting with partial sums and partial differences
  • the standard algorithm for addition
  • the standard algorithm for subtraction
  • subtracting across zeros
  • key words in addition and subtraction word problems

Note: Feel free to use these ideas, worksheets, practice activities, and assessments on their own. However, this unit guide is part of a 4th grade addition and subtraction unit bundle. You will want to purchase the bundle in order to gain access to the Google Slides lessons, games, and task cards mentioned in the lesson plans.

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Credits: Base ten block clip art is by Sticky Foot Studio. All graphics and photos were created by Shea LaFountaine of LaFountaine of Knowledge. Fonts used include Pangolin by Kevin Burke, Londrina Solid and Londrina Shadow by Marcelo Magalhães. All fonts were used with permission under open source licenses. 

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FREE 4th Grade Addition and Subtraction 10 Lessons Unit Guide with Worksheets

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Description

This fourth grade addition and subtraction unit guide includes 10 lessons that teach common core (CCSS) 4th grade addition and subtraction standards using multiple strategies with up to 6 digit numbers. It includes 10 lesson plans, 5 practice worksheets, a study guide, a whole group subtraction activity, and a unit test (plus all answer keys).

Skills taught include:

  • adding and subtracting with base ten blocks (builds conceptual understanding of regrouping)
  • addition and subtraction using an open number line
  • adding and subtracting with partial sums and partial differences
  • the standard algorithm for addition
  • the standard algorithm for subtraction
  • subtracting across zeros
  • key words in addition and subtraction word problems

Note: Feel free to use these ideas, worksheets, practice activities, and assessments on their own. However, this unit guide is part of a 4th grade addition and subtraction unit bundle. You will want to purchase the bundle in order to gain access to the Google Slides lessons, games, and task cards mentioned in the lesson plans.

Please follow my store here for more great resources!

You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, and lafountaineofknowledge.com where you'll discover ideas, inspiration, and plenty of freebies! Or join my email list to get my monthly newsletter with exclusive FREE resources you can't get anywhere else!

Want free money to spend on Teachers Pay Teachers? Rate this product to earn some TpT credit! Leaving feedback helps us both out and takes less than a minute! Your support makes it possible for me to continue making and sharing great resources! Thank you!

Credits: Base ten block clip art is by Sticky Foot Studio. All graphics and photos were created by Shea LaFountaine of LaFountaine of Knowledge. Fonts used include Pangolin by Kevin Burke, Londrina Solid and Londrina Shadow by Marcelo Magalhães. All fonts were used with permission under open source licenses. 

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
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