Grade 4 Worksheets

Run a thirty-minute session: a times table page such as the 7 or 8 table as a warm-up, a main skill like Long Division, and a puzzle at the end. Spread fractions over several days rather than one long block, working through equivalent fractions before simplifying. Print the Multiplication Chart with Missing Products for self-testing. Check with the printed answers together, and talk through each wrong answer so the pattern shows.

Fourth grade combines multi-digit calculation with fractions. Children multiply 2-digit by 2-digit numbers, learn the steps of long division, and treat fractions as numbers that can be equal, simplified, added and converted to mixed numbers. Decimals begin with adding. The common stumbling block is long division, which has many steps. It follows Grade 3 and prepares for Grade 5. Rounding to the nearest 1,000 and ordering larger numbers also build the number sense these topics rely on. Decimals begin with adding.

Practice the 7 and 8 tables until they are quick, since they are the hardest facts and long division depends on them. Use the 1/4 Inch Graph Paper to keep columns straight in long multiplication. Challenge a keen child with Hard Mazes or Medium Sudoku. Word searches stay in Easy mode if you want across and down only on a small grid.

How do I teach long division without tears?

Teach the cycle slowly: divide, multiply, subtract, bring down. Use graph paper to keep columns aligned, and make sure the times tables are solid first. Do a few problems together before sending the page home.

Which fractions pages should come first?

Equivalent Fractions, then Simplifying, then Adding with Like Denominators and Mixed Numbers. Each step uses the previous one. Draw bars or circles whenever a child seems to be following steps without understanding.

Why is the 7 and 8 times table so hard?

They contain the facts with the fewest patterns, such as 7 × 8. Practice those hardest few daily with flashcards rather than whole tables, and use skip counting as a backup.