4th Grade Summer Adventure
Long division, decimals, and US adventures.
Ages 9–10
Your daily adventure rhythm
⏱️ ~180 min- 🔔
1 · 10 min
Bell Ringer
Quick warm-up: a riddle, mental math, or question of the day.
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2 · 45 min
Math
Core skill practice with models and problems.
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3 · 40 min
Reading & Comprehension
Read a passage, discuss it, and answer questions.
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4 · 25 min
Writing
Respond to a prompt and build multi-paragraph pieces over the week.
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5 · 10 min
Movement Break
Stretch, dance, walk, or do jumping jacks to reset focus.
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6 · 35 min
Science or Social Studies
Alternate by day between a science investigation and a social studies task.
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7 · 15 min
Independent Reading
Child reads a book of their choice quietly.
13 themed weeks
Launchpad: Place Value & Story Foundations
Days 1–7
🎯 Project: All About Me by the Numbers — a one-page poster using big numbers from the child's life, labeling each number's place value and rounding one to the nearest thousand.
- Crack big numbers with place value…
- Round multi-digit numbers to the n…
- Hunt for theme and spin a snappy s…
Multi-Digit Multiplication & Energy
Days 8–14
🎯 Project: Multiplication Robot — draw a robot whose parts are labeled with multiplication problems to solve, showing the area model for one part.
- Multiply up to 4-digit by 1-digit …
- Use area models, partial products,…
- Read for main idea and key details.
Long Division & US Regions
Days 15–21
🎯 Project: My US Region Travel Brochure — a folded brochure for one region with its states, climate, a landmark, a fun fact, and a division problem.
- Divide up to 4-digit by 1-digit nu…
- Interpret remainders in word probl…
- Read informational text and descri…
Fractions: Equivalence & Ecosystems
Days 22–28
🎯 Project: Fraction Food Web — draw a food web from sun to plants to animals, then divide a paper pizza into equivalent fraction pieces and label them.
- Recognize and generate equivalent …
- Compare fractions with different n…
- Read for cause and effect.
Adding & Subtracting Fractions & Waves
Days 29–35
🎯 Project: Wave Lab Report — a two-paragraph illustrated report, one on sound waves and one on light waves, with a fraction problem included.
- Add and subtract fractions with li…
- Decompose fractions and work with …
- Read to compare two texts on the s…
Decimals: Tenths & Hundredths & Earth Systems
Days 36–42
🎯 Project: Earth Changes Field Guide — a three-page mini-book on weathering, erosion, and deposition, each with a drawing and a decimal fact.
- Understand decimal notation for fr…
- Compare decimals to hundredths.
- Read for author's purpose.
Geometry: Lines & Angles & Exploration
Days 43–49
🎯 Project: Explorer's Map with Geometry — draw an explorer's voyage with line segments and rays, measure and label two angles, and add three facts about the explorer.
- Identify points, lines, segments, …
- Classify and measure angles, recog…
- Read for sequence and chronology.
Symmetry & Measurement & Early Colonies
Days 50–56
🎯 Project: Colonial Village Blueprint — draw a small colonial village using symmetric buildings with labeled lines of symmetry and a measurement plan.
- Identify lines of symmetry and cla…
- Convert measurement units and solv…
- Read informational text for main i…
Mixed Operations & Opinion Writing & Energy Transfer
Days 57–63
🎯 Project: Opinion Essay plus Energy Demo — write a three-paragraph opinion essay and build a ramp-and-marble demo showing energy transfer with a related word problem.
- Solve multi-step word problems wit…
- Use estimation and equations with …
- Read to find reasons that support …
Data, Patterns & Informative Writing & Ecosystems
Days 64–70
🎯 Project: Animal Adaptation Report plus Data — a two-paragraph report on an animal's adaptations plus a bar graph or line plot of related data.
- Make and interpret line plots with…
- Generate and analyze number and sh…
- Read informational text to integra…
Factors, Multiples & Text Structure & US Regions
Days 71–77
🎯 Project: Region Compare Poster — compare two US regions by climate, economy, and culture in a side-by-side poster with a factor and multiple fact.
- Find factor pairs and multiples an…
- Read and identify text structures.
- Write an informative comparison of…
Problem Solving & Theme & Colonial Life
Days 78–84
🎯 Project: A Day in the Colonies Story plus Math — write a two-paragraph narrative as a colonial child including a realistic math problem from their day.
- Solve multi-step problems blending…
- Determine theme and support it wit…
- Write an opinion or informative mu…
Showcase: Review, Project & Celebration
Days 85–90
🎯 Project: My Summer Learning Portfolio & Showcase — assemble best work into a portfolio and create one Capstone Poster combining a math problem of each type, a reflection, a science fact, and a social studies fact.
- Review and demonstrate mastery of …
- Show reading comprehension of them…
- Produce a polished multi-paragraph…