4th Grade Report Overview

The Grade 4 Expressions instructional materials partially meet the expectations for alignment to the CCSSM. These materials meet expectations for Gateway 1. The lessons and assessments focus appropriately on grade-level content and the major work of the grade. The materials are also coherent, following the progression of the standards and connecting the mathematics within the grade level. The Grade 4 materials partially meet expectations for Gateway 2. All three of the aspects of rigor are present and attended to in the materials, although not fully. All eight MPs are included in a way that connects logically to the mathematical content. However, the program materials have a tendency to include multiple practice standards within a lesson, while only exploring one aspect of these multi-faceted standards. This limits teachers and students to investigating these eight practices at only a surface level. The program materials set up opportunities for students to engage in mathematical reasoning as they discuss concepts and construct arguments. There are missed opportunities for critiquing the reasoning of others and supporting mathematics language development through writing.