Minnesota Grade 4 skill plan

Every Grade 4 skill in Vita, with the matching benchmark from the 2022 Minnesota K–12 Academic Standards in Mathematics. Minnesota schools must teach these standards by the 2027–28 school year. Language arts skills show their Common Core codes, science skills show NGSS codes, and social studies skills show C3 Framework codes.

121 skills this year: 63 math, 40 language arts, 10 science, 8 social studies. That's about 4 a week over a 36-week school year, and 15 to 20 minutes of practice a day is plenty for most kids. 57 of 63 math skills match a Minnesota benchmark, and 4 are taught in a different grade in Minnesota.

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Math 63 skills

Multiplication and division

4.1Times as manyMN 4.3.5.5
4.2Multiply by a one-digit numberMN 4.3.5.7
4.3Multiply two-digit numbersMN 4.3.5.7
4.4Divide with remaindersMN 4.3.5.8
4.5Word problems with remaindersMN 4.3.5.9
4.6Area models for multiplyingMN 4.3.5.7
4.7Divide four-digit numbersMN 4.3.5.8
4.8Multiply by 10, 100 and 1,000MN 4.3.5.6
4.9Multiply tens by tensMN 4.3.5.7
4.10Divide tens and hundredsMN 4.3.5.8
4.11Estimate productsMN 4.3.5.4
4.12Estimate quotientsMN 4.3.5.8

Factors, multiples and patterns

4.13FactorsNot in MN 2022 standards
4.14Prime or compositeNot in MN 2022 standards
4.15Multi-step word problemsMN 4.3.5.9
4.16Number patternsMN 4.3.7.3
4.17MultiplesNot in MN 2022 standards
4.18Factor pairsNot in MN 2022 standards
4.19Divisibility rulesNot in MN 2022 standards

Language arts 40 skills

Word study

4.1Greek and Latin rootsL.4.4b
4.2PrefixesL.4.4b
4.3Commonly misspelled wordsL.4.2d
4.4Use a dictionary entryL.4.4c
4.5Suffixes -able, -ment and -nessL.4.4b

Grammar

4.6Relative pronouns and adverbsL.4.1a
4.7Progressive verb tensesL.4.1b
4.8Can, may, must, might and shouldL.4.1c
4.9Order of adjectivesL.4.1d
4.10Prepositional phrasesL.4.1e
4.11Fragments and run-onsL.4.1f
4.12Commonly confused wordsL.4.1g
4.13Subject and predicateL.4.1f

Punctuation

Figurative language and vocabulary

Reading

4.26ThemeRL.4.2
4.27Point of viewRL.4.6
4.28Text structureRI.4.5
4.29Best summaryRL.4.2
4.30Why characters actRL.4.3
4.31Poem, play or prose?RL.4.5
4.32Details that support the main ideaRI.4.2
4.33Firsthand or secondhand account?RI.4.6
4.34Read a timelineRI.4.7
4.35Fact or opinion?RI.4.8
4.36How a character changesRL.4.3
4.37Make an inferenceRL.4.1
4.38Author's reasonsRI.4.8
4.39What does the character really mean?RL.4.1
4.40Signal words and text structureRI.4.5

Science 10 skills

Energy and waves

4.1Speed and energyNGSS 4-PS3-1
4.2How energy movesNGSS 4-PS3-2
4.3Collisions change energyNGSS 4-PS3-3
4.4WavesNGSS 4-PS4-1
4.5How we seeNGSS 4-PS4-2

Body structures

4.6Body parts and their jobsNGSS 4-LS1-1
4.7Senses send messagesNGSS 4-LS1-2

Earth's surface

4.8Rock layers and fossilsNGSS 4-ESS1-1
4.9Weathering or erosion?NGSS 4-ESS2-1
4.10Renewable or not?NGSS 4-ESS3-1

Social studies 8 skills

US regions and states

4.1Regions of the United StatesC3 D2.Geo.2.3-5
4.2US landmarks and featuresC3 D2.Geo.2.3-5
4.3State capitalsC3 D2.Geo.2.3-5

Government

4.4Three branches of governmentC3 D2.Civ.3.3-5
4.5State governmentC3 D2.Civ.1.3-5

Economics and history

4.6Specialization and tradeC3 D2.Eco.2.3-5
4.7First peoples of North AmericaC3 D2.His.2.3-5
4.8Exploration and settlementC3 D2.His.14.3-5

Tip for homeschool families: the progress report on your Family page shows which of these skills your child has mastered, with dates. Print both to keep a record of the year.