Dimensions Math® Grade 4

Pacing Guide

Essential Lessons are lessons that are important to teach at this grade level based on Common Core standards
and readiness for the next grade level. Teachers could teach all of the lessons if their pacing is on track or use
the non-essential lessons as enrichment for advanced students. Basic skills should be practiced throughout the
year. Blue text indicates when each skill should be mastered.

Chapter 1: Essential
Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Numbers to One Million Lessons

1. Numbers to 100,000 All Month 1 Addition and Students should be fluent

2. Numbers to 1,000,000 Subtraction Facts to 20 in addition, subtraction,
3. Number Patterns and multiplication facts.
4. Comparing and Multiplication Facts It’s important to assess
Ordering Numbers of 1–10 and provide practice
5. Rounding 5-Digit opportunities for any
Numbers students who are not yet
6. Rounding 6-Digit fluent.
Numbers
7. Calculations and Place Lessons 5 and 6 can
Value be combined into one
8. Practice lesson.

Chapter 2: Essential
Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Addition and Subtraction Lessons

1. Addition 1, 2, 5 Month 1 Multiplication Facts of Lessons 3 and 4 on mental

2. Subtraction 1–10 math may not be mastered
3. Other Ways to Add and in the allotted lesson time.
Subtract — Part 1 Encourage students to
4. Other Ways to Add and continue to practice these
Subtract — Part 2 skills throughout the year.
5. Word Problems There is no need to slow
6. Practice down and spend additional
time on these lessons.

Students should be fluent

in multiplication facts.
It’s important to assess
and provide practice
opportunities for any
students who are not yet
fluent.

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Chapter 3: Essential
Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Multiples and Factors Lessons

1. Multiples 1–4 Month 2 Multiplication and Common Core Grade 4

2. Common Multiples Division Facts for 1–10 standards do not mention
3. Factors common multiples
4. Prime Numbers and (Lesson 2) or common
Composite Numbers factors (Lesson 5) but
5. Common Factors these are important skills
6. Practice for fraction calculations.

Chapter 4: Essential
Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Multiplication Lessons

1. Mental Math for All Month 2 Multiplication of 3-Digit

Multiplication Numbers by 1-Digit
2. Multiplying by a 1-Digit Numbers
Number — Part 1
3. Multiplying by a 1-Digit
Number — Part 2
4. Practice A
5. Multiplying by a
Multiple of 10
6. Multiplying by a 2-Digit
Number — Part 1
7. Multiplying by a 2-Digit
Number — Part 2
8. Practice B

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Chapter 5: Essential
Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Division Lessons

1. Mental Math for 1–5 Month 3 Multiplication of 3-Digit Estimation is an

Division Numbers by 1-Digit important skill for
2. Estimation and Numbers understanding division.
Division
3. Dividing 4-Digit
Numbers
4. Practice A
5. Word Problems
6. Challenging Word
Problems
7. Practice B

Chapter 6: Essential
Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Fractions Lessons

1. Equivalent Fractions All Month 3 Multiplication of 2-Digit

2. Comparing and Numbers by 2-Digit
Ordering Fractions Numbers
3. Improper Fractions
and Mixed Numbers
4. Practice A
5. Expressing an
Improper Fraction as a
Mixed Number
6. Expressing a Mixed
Number as an
Improper Fraction
7. Fractions and Division
8. Practice B

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Chapter 7: Adding and Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Subtracting Fractions Lessons

1. Adding and All Month 4 Multiplication of 2-Digit Common Core Grade 4

Subtracting Fractions Numbers by 2-Digit standards only require
— Part 1 Numbers addition and subtraction
2. Adding and with like denominators.
Subtracting Fractions The Dimensions Math
— Part 2 curriculum includes
3. Adding a Mixed related denominators
Number and (e.g., halves and fourths).
a Fraction
4. Adding Mixed
Numbers
5. Subtracting a Fraction
from a Mixed Number
6. Subtracting Mixed
Numbers
7. Practice

Chapter 8: Multiplying a Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Fraction and a Whole Number Lessons

1. Multiplying a Unit All Month 4–5 Division of 2-Digit

Fraction by a Whole Numbers by 1-Digit
Number Numbers
2. Multiplying a Fraction
by a Whole Number
— Part 1
3. Multiplying a Fraction
by a Whole Number
— Part 2
4. Fraction of a Set
5. Multiplying a Whole
Number by a Fraction
— Part 1
6. Multiplying a Whole
Number by a Fraction
— Part 2
7. Word Problems
— Part 1
8. Word Problems
— Part 2
9. Practice

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Chapter 9: Essential
Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Line Graphs and Line Plots Lessons

1. Line Graphs 3 Month 5 Division of 2-Digit Only Lesson 3 is in

2. Drawing Line Graphs Numbers by 1-Digit Common Core Grade
3. Line Plots Numbers 4 standards. The
4. Practice other lessons lay the
foundation for topics
covered in Grade 5 and
offer a good break after
fractions.

Chapter 10: Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Measurement Lessons

1. Metric Units of All Month 5–6 Addition and

Measurement Subtraction of Mixed
2. Customary Units of Numbers
Length
3. Customary Units of Multiplication of
Weight Fractions by Whole
4. Customary Units of Numbers
Capacity
5. Units of Time
6. Practice A
7. Fractions and
Measurement — Part 1
8. Fractions and
Measurement — Part 2
9. Practice B

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Chapter 11: Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Area and Perimeter Lessons

1. Area of Rectangles 1, 2, 4 Month 6 Addition and Lesson 5 (Perimeter —

— Part 1 Subtraction of Mixed Part 2) uses figures other
2. Area of Rectangles Numbers than rectangles to further
— Part 2 develop understanding of
3. Area of Composite Multiplication of perimeter. These figures
Figures Fractions by Whole may not be on state
4. Perimeter — Part 1 Numbers assessments.
5. Perimeter — Part 2
6. Practice

Chapter 12: Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Decimals Lessons

1. Tenths — Part 1 1–8 Month 6–7 Addition and

2. Tenths — Part 2 Subtraction of
3. Hundredths — Part 1 Fractions with Like
4. Hundredths — Part 2 Denominators
5. Expressing Decimals
as Fractions in
Simplest Form
6. Expressing Fractions
as Decimals
7. Practice A
8. Comparing and
Ordering Decimals
9. Rounding Decimals
10. Practice B

Chapter 15: Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Angles Lessons

1. The Size of Angles All Month 7 Addition and

2. Measuring Angles Subtraction of
3. Drawing Angles Fractions with Like
4. Adding and Subtracting Denominators
Angles
5. Reflex Angles
6. Practice

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Chapter 16: Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Lines and Shapes Lessons

1. Perpendicular Lines 1–5, 7 Month 7–8 Continue to work on

2. Parallel Lines basic skills listed
3. Drawing Perpendicular above as needed
and Parallel Lines
4. Quadrilaterals
5. Lines of Symmetry
6. Symmetrical Figures
and Patterns
7. Practice

Chapter 13: Addition and Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Subtraction of Decimals Lessons

1. Adding and Subtracting None Month 8 Continue to work on Common Core standards
Tenths basic skills listed do not require decimal
2. Adding Tenths with above as needed calculations in Grade 4
Regrouping so this chapter can be
3. Subtracting Tenths with skipped or taught at the
Regrouping end of the year if there is
4. Practice A time.
5. Adding Hundredths
6. Subtracting from 1 and If this chapter is skipped,
0.1 it should be taught before
7. Subtracting Hundredths Level 5B Chapter 10.
8. Money, Decimals, and
Fractions
9. Practice B

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Chapter 14: Multiplication Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
and Division of Decimals Lessons

1. Multiplying Tenths and None Month 8–9 Continue to work on Common Core standards
Hundredths basic skills listed do not require decimal
2. Multiplying Decimals above as needed calculations in Grade 4
by a Whole Number so this chapter can be
— Part 1 skipped or taught to the
3. Multiplying Decimals end of the year if there is
by a Whole Number time.
— Part 2
4. Practice A If this chapter is skipped,
5. Dividing Tenths and it should be taught before
Hundredths Level 5B, Chapter 10.
6. Dividing Decimals by a
Whole Number
— Part 1
7. Dividing Decimals by a
Whole Number
— Part 2
8. Dividing Decimals by a
Whole Number
— Part 3
9. Practice B

Chapter 17: Essential

Pacing Skills Practice Notes
Properties of Cuboids Lessons

1. Cuboids None Month 9 Continue to work on Not in Common Core

2. Nets of Cuboids basic skills listed Grade 4 standards. Could
3. Faces and Edges of above as needed. be taught at the end of
Cuboids the year if there is time.
4. Practice

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