Grade 4 Canadian Curriculum Guide

Explore everything taught in Grade 4 of the Canadian curriculum. Click on a subject to see detailed curriculum units, learning objectives, parent tips, and frequently asked questions.

Grade 4 Subjects

Grade 4 Math

Number sense, algebra, geometry, measurement, data, and financial literacy

Curriculum units:

  • Number: Numbers to 10,000, Multiplication Facts to 12×12, Multi-digit Multiplication, Multi-digit Division, Fractions, Decimals
  • Spatial Sense: Angles, Area and Perimeter
  • Financial Literacy: Money Concepts

Grade 4 Science

Life systems, matter and energy, structures and mechanisms, earth and space

Curriculum units:

  • Life Systems: Habitats and Communities
  • Matter and Energy: Light and Sound
  • Structures: Pulleys and Gears
  • Earth and Space: Rocks, Minerals and Erosion

Grade 4 English Language Arts

Reading, writing, oral communication, and media literacy

Curriculum units:

  • Literacy Connections: Morphology and Text Purpose
  • Comprehension: Analysis and Text Structure
  • Composition: Multi-Paragraph Writing

Grade 4 Social Studies

Heritage and identity, people and environments, communities

Curriculum units:

  • Heritage and Identity: Early Societies to 1500 CE
  • People and Environments: Political and Physical Regions of Canada

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