Module 3 - Math 4A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will learn about writing numbers in expanded form. They will learn how to round to the hundreds and thousands and learn about the hundred chart. Students will learn about writing and comparing numbers, adding multi-digit numbers, regrouping, subtracting multi-digit numbers, solving subtraction word problems, and subtracting with zeros.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Expanded Form pen or pencil;
2 Rounding to Hundreds and Thousands pen or pencil;
3 Hundreds Chart pen or pencil;
4 Comparison pen or pencil;
5 Adding Two Whole Numbers pen or pencil;
6 Adding Several Whole Numbers pen or pencil;
7 Regrouping pen or pencil;
8 Subtraction Skills pen or pencil;
9 Subtraction Word Problems None
10 Subtraction with Zeros None

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Expanded Form
  1. Read and write numbers using expanded form.
2 Rounding to Hundreds and Thousands
  1. Round answers to the nearest hundreds and thousands using a number line.
3 Hundreds Chart
  1. Round answers to the nearest hundreds and thousands using a hundreds chart.
4 Comparison
  1. Compare two multi-digit whole numbers.
5 Adding Two Whole Numbers
  1. Add two multi-digit whole numbers with accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility.
6 Adding Several Whole Numbers
  1. Add several multi-digit whole numbers with accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility.
7 Regrouping
  1. Add multi-digit whole numbers using a regrouping strategy.
8 Subtraction Skills
  1. Subtract multi-digit whole numbers with accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility.
9 Subtraction Word Problems
  1. Apply knowledge of subtraction to solve word problems.
10 Subtraction with Zeros
  1. Subtract multiple-digit numbers that involve zeroes.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
place value
expanded form
hundreds
thousands
rounding
hundreds chart
less than
greater than
compare
column addition
multi-digit
whole number
addend
grouping
carrying
regrouping
column subtraction
borrowing
subtraction
word problem
zeros

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
2 Rounding to Hundreds and Thousands 6 Rounding Review
4 Comparison 9 Compare Two Whole Numbers Review
5 Adding Two Whole Numbers 7 Adding Multiple-Digit Numbers Assignment
6 Adding Several Whole Numbers 6 Adding Several Multiple-Digit Numbers Assignment
8 Subtraction Skills 3 Subtraction Practice
8 Subtraction Skills 5 Column Subtraction with Re-Grouping Practice

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Expanded Form
2 Rounding to Hundreds and Thousands
3 Hundreds Chart
4 Comparison
5 Adding Two Whole Numbers
6 Adding Several Whole Numbers
7 Regrouping
8 Subtraction Skills
9 Subtraction Word Problems
10 Subtraction with Zeros In their Math notebook, have your student write the steps involved in subtracting with zeroes. Give your student some practice problems to practice using the steps.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Expanded Form
  1. What is expanded form?
Rounding to Hundreds and Thousands
  1. What is rounding?
Hundreds Chart
  1. How can I use a hundreds chart to round?
Comparison
  1. What does it mean to compare numbers?
  2. What are the symbols we use to compare numbers?
Adding Two Whole Numbers
  1. What are some ways you can add large numbers?
Regrouping
  1. What is Regrouping?
  2. What are the steps to regrouping?
Subtraction Skills
  1. What are some ways you can subtract large numbers?
Subtraction Word Problems
  1. How do you know when to subtract in a word problem?
Subtraction with Zeros
  1. How do you subtract with zeros?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Expanded Form Completing Numbers in Expanded Form
  1. How do you write a number in expanded form?
Rounding to Hundreds and Thousands Round to Nearest Thousand
  1. What are the rules for rounding described in this video?
Comparison Algebraic and Symbolic Representation
  1. What are the symbols we use to compare numbers?
Comparison Comparing Products, Sums and Differences
  1. What did you learn about comparing numbers from this video?
Adding Two Whole Numbers Column Addition
  1. What are the steps for column addition?
Adding Several Whole Numbers Column Addition
  1. What are the steps to doing column addition?
Adding Several Whole Numbers Adding Large Numbers
  1. What do they do to add large numbers in this video?
Regrouping Adding and Subtracting: Earning towards a Goal
  1. What steps do they do in the video to see how much money the family has earned?
Regrouping Addition with Regrouping
  1. What are the steps shown for regrouping in this video?
Subtraction Skills Subtracting Numbers in Columns
  1. What steps do they use to subtract numbers in this video?
Subtraction Skills Subtraction with Regrouping
  1. What are the steps for regrouping in subtraction?
Subtraction Skills Subtracting Three-Digit Numbers
  1. What strategies are shown to subtract three digit numbers in this video?
Subtraction Word Problems You're a Problem Solver
  1. What are the steps used to solve subtraction problems in this video?
Subtraction with Zeros Subtract Across Zeros
  1. What are the steps shown to subtract across zeros?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing