Keeping students engaged in the exciting first days of school can be a real challenge. Students are meeting new friends, learning new routines, and getting to know you as their teacher. Plus, they haven’t been doing much school work, if any, for the last couple months.
During the first days and weeks of school, it’s important to use transition resources that will ease your students back into the swing of things. Your 4th grade math students will love these back to school math activities.
Back to School Math Activities for 4th Grade Math | Review of 3rd Grade Math
This is my go-to resource for back to school. It’s a great review of all the 3rd grade math topics and it features fun back to school images for your students. Questions are multiple choice so they’re easy for students to complete. Each question also has the common core alignment so you can see which 3rd grade topics need to be reviewed before you start teaching 4th grade math. Best of all, it’s no prep! Just print and you’re ready to go.
Here’s what one teacher had to say about this resource: “This resource really helped me pinpoint students that needed to go back and review concepts missed from 3rd grade. Really drove the groupings for my math breakout rooms. Thanks!!”
Multiplication Facts Boom Card Puzzles with a School Theme
If you’re looking for a self-correcting resource, these Boom cards are perfect for the first days of school. Students can practice their multiplication facts while completing this interactive and digital puzzle. Students have two puzzles to complete giving them lots of practice with their multiplication facts.
As an added bonus, you can track student data to see which questions students are struggling with. These puzzles have school themed puzzles so they’re great for back to school but you could have students practice with them all year long.
If you’re new to Boom Cards, check out this article on 6 Reasons to Use Boom Cards in Your Classroom.
Summer Math for Rising 4th Graders
If your students aren’t quite ready to give up on summer yet, this summer math packet can be a great transition. It features multiple choice questions similar to the back to school math packet but it also has a ton of great skills pages for your students to work on as well.
This packet would work great for homework assignments for the first days of school. It’s also great for classwork or math centers. There are so many ways to use these fun worksheets in the first days of 4th grade math.
I hope these resources are helpful as your students start 4th grade.