Long Range Plan

2020 – 2021
W.A. Day Elementary School
Inspiring Leadership Through Our Commitment to Excellence

Grade 4

The purpose of this long range plan is to give an overview

of the learning occurring at the grade four level. This guide
will act as a road map for daily classroom instruction and
learning.
 Mathematics Social Studies
Number
● Develop number sense.
4.1 Alberta: A Sense of the Land
Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how elements of physical
Patterns and Relations
geography, climate, geology and paleontology are integral to the landscapes and
● Use patterns to describe the world and to solve problems.
environment of Alberta.
● Represent algebraic expressions in multiple ways.

General 4.2 The Stories, Histories and Peoples of Alberta

Shape and Space
Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the role of stories, history
Outcomes ● Use direct and indirect measurement to solve problems.
and culture in strengthening communities and contributing to identity and a sense of
● Describe the characteristics of 3-D objects and 2-D shapes, and analyze the
belonging.
relationships among them.
● Transformations - Describe and analyze position and motion of objects and
4.3 Alberta: Celebrations and Challenges
shapes.
Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how Alberta has grown
and changed culturally, economically and socially since 1905.
Statistics and Probability
● Collect, display and analyze data to solve problems.

● How does the knowledge of numbers help me understand the world around
● How are elements of physical geography, climate, geology and paleontology integral
me?
Essential to the landscapes and environment of Alberta?
● How can patterns describe the world and help me solve problems?
● How do stories, history and culture strengthen communities and contribute to identity?
Questions ● How can I use measurement to solve problems?
● How has Alberta grown and changed culturally, economically and socially since
● What’s the difference between a 3D object and a 2D shape?
1905?
● How can I collect, display, and analyze data to help me solve problems?

● Voices of Alberta (Pearson)

● MathUp,
● Our Alberta, Book 1 and book 2, Thomson/Nelson
● Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics, Van de Walle
● The Canadian Reader,
● Mindset Mathematics, Boaler
● Alberta: A Story of the Province and its People, Jamieson
● Number Talks, Parrish
Resources ● Math to the Max, Edmonton Public Schools
● Critical challenges created by The Critical Thinking Consortium
● Various teacher-collected and teacher-created resources
● Math Makes Sense 4 (Pearson)
● Rodeo Chaps, Jensen
● Jump Math, Mighton
● Black Gold, Parks Canada, and other websites for research relating to social studies.
● Various teacher-collected and teacher-created resources
● Mapping activities from Apple Press and TPT activities

Timeline Mathematics Social Studies

Openers - Multiplication Number Talks
Big Idea - Fractions
January Math Literature - *Celebrations and Challenges
Math Games -
Technology -
Openers - 3 act Tasks/Cube Conversations
Big Idea -Area
February Math Literature - Stories Histories and People of Alberta
Math Games -
Technology -
Openers - Division Number Talks
Big Idea - Addition and Subtraction
Math Literature -
March Math Games -
English, French and Metis Settlements
Technology -

Openers - Problems on Operations

Big Idea - Multiplication and Division European and other Immigrants
April Math Literature - Agriculture and Communities
Math Games -
Technology -
Openers - Fraction and Decimal Number Talks
Big Idea - Shape and Space
May Math Literature - Confederation and Economic Events
Math Games -
Technology -
Openers - Quick Draw
Big Idea - Algebra
June Math LIterature - Changing Demographics and Recreation and Tourism
Math Games -
Technology -

Mathematics Social Studies

 ● Critical Challenges
● Teacher created summative assessments ● in class assignments
● MathUp assessments ● written responses
Assessments ● Teacher made resources ● unit tests
● Checklists and observations ● quizzes
● projects