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Welcome to 4th Grade Florida B.E.S.T. Standards Resources!
This page is your go-to guide for understanding and implementing the 4th Grade Florida B.E.S.T. Math Standards. Below, you’ll find a complete list of all the standards and skills, along with resources to help make your teaching more effective and efficient.
The Florida B.E.S.T. (Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking) Math Standards are organized into broad categories called Strands, with specific skills outlined under each. These Strands group related mathematical concepts and provide a clear structure for learning at each grade level.
For 4th grade, the key Strands include:
Each Strand is further broken down into Benchmarks, which are specific skills or concepts that students are expected to learn. For example, the benchmark MA.4.NSO.1.3 focuses on comparing multi-digit whole numbers using place value.
Click on a strand (buttons linked above) to start exploring!
Strand: Number Sense & Operations
Standard: MA.4.NSO.1 – Understand place value for multi-digit numbers
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.NSO.1.1 | Express how the value of a digit in a multi-digit whole number changes if the digit moves one place to the left or right. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks – Game Show |
| MA.4.NSO.1.2 | Read and write multi-digit whole numbers from 0 to 1,000,000 using standard form, expanded form and word form. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks – Game Show |
| MA.4.NSO.1.3 | Plot, order and compare multi-digit whole numbers up to 1,000,000. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Dodecahedron Craft – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks – Game Show |
| MA.4.NSO.1.4 | Round whole numbers from 0 to 10,000 to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks – Game Show |
| MA.4.NSO.1.5 | Plot, order and compare decimals up to the hundredths. | – Task Cards – Digital Pixel Art – Interactive Slides – Math Sorts – Dodecahedron Craft – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.4.NSO.2 – Build an understanding of operations with multi-digit numbers including decimals.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.NSO.2.1 | Recall multiplication facts with factors up to 12 and related division facts with automaticity. | – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.NSO.2.2 | Multiply two whole numbers, up to three digits by up to two digits, with procedural reliability. | – Math Sorts – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Dodecahedron Craft – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.NSO.2.3 | Multiply two whole numbers, each up to two digits, including using a standard algorithm with procedural fluency. | – Math Sorts – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Dodecahedron Craft – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.NSO.2.4 | Divide a whole number up to four digits by a one-digit whole number with procedural reliability. Represent remainders as fractional parts of the divisor. | – Math Sorts – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Dodecahedron Craft – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.NSO.2.5 | Explore the multiplication and division of multi-digit whole numbers using estimation, rounding and place value. | – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.NSO.2.6 | Identify the number that is one-tenth more, one-tenth less, one-hundredth more and one-hundredth less than a given number. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.NSO.2.7 | Explore the addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers with decimals to the hundredths. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Strand: Algebraic Reasoning
Standard: MA.4.AR.1 – Represent and solve problems involving the four operations with whole numbers and fractions.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.AR.1.1 | Solve real-world problems involving multiplication and division of whole numbers including problems in which remainders must be interpreted within the context. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.AR.1.2 | Solve real-world problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.AR.1.3 | Solve real-world problems involving multiplication of a fraction by a whole number or a whole number by a fraction. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.4.AR.2 – Demonstrate an understanding of equality and operations with whole numbers.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.AR.2.1 | Determine and explain whether an equation involving any of the four operations with whole numbers is true or false. | – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.AR.2.2 | Given a mathematical or real-world context, write an equation involving multiplication or division to determine the unknown whole number with the unknown in any position. | – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks – Math Sorts |
Standard: MA.4.AR.3 – Recognize numerical patterns, including patterns that follow a given rule.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.AR.3.1 | Determine factor pairs for a whole number from 0 to 144. Determine whether a whole number from 0 to 144 is prime, composite or neither. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks – Math Sorts |
| MA.4.AR.3.2 | Generate, describe and extend a numerical pattern that follows a given rule. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks – Math Sorts |
Strand: Fractions
Standard: MA.4.FR.1 – Develop an understanding of the relationship between different fractions and the relationship between fractions and decimals.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.FR.1.1 | Model and express a fraction, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, with the denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with the denominator 100. | – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.FR.1.2 | Use decimal notation to represent fractions with denominators of 10 or 100, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1, and use fractional notation with denominators of 10 or 100 to represent decimals. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.FR.1.3 | Identify and generate equivalent fractions, including fractions greater than one. Describe how the numerator and denominator are affected when the equivalent fraction is created. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.FR.1.4 | Compare fractions, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, with different numerators and different denominators. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.FR.1.4 | Plot, order and compare fractions, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, with different numerators and different denominators. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.4.FR.2 – Build a foundation of addition, subtraction and multiplication operations with fractions.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.FR.2.1 | Decompose a fraction, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, into a sum of fractions with the same denominator in multiple ways. Demonstrate each decomposition with objects, drawings and equations. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.FR.2.2 | Add and subtract fractions with like denominators with procedural reliability. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.FR.2.2 | Add and subtract fractions with like denominators, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, with procedural reliability. | – Math Sorts – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.FR.2.3 | Explore the addition of a fraction with denominator of 10 to a fraction with denominator of 100 using equivalent fractions. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.FR.2.4 | Extend previous understanding of multiplication to explore the multiplication of a fraction by a whole number or a whole number by a fraction. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Strand: Measurement
Standard: MA.4.M.1 – Measure the length of objects and solve problems involving measurement.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.M.1.1 | Select and use appropriate tools to measure attributes of objects. | – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.M.1.2 | Convert within the customary system of measurement using the units: yards, feet, inches; pounds, ounces; gallons, quarts, pints, and cups. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.M.1.2 | Convert within the metric system of measurement using the units: kilometers, meters, centimeters, millimeters; kilograms and grams. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Math Tri-Folds – Digital Pixel Art – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.M.1.2 | Convert hours, minutes, and seconds. Students will complete two-column tables with time units and identify number patterns and relationships, including when conversions are approximations because of inconsistent time units. | – Interactive Slides – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.4.M.2 – Solve problems involving time and money.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.M.2.1 | Solve two-step real-world problems involving distances and intervals of time using any combination of the four operations. | – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.M.2.2 | Solve one- and two-step addition and subtraction real-world problems involving money using decimal notation. | – Math Tri-Folds – Math Skill Checks |
Strand: Geometric Reasoning
Standard: MA.4.GR.1 – Draw, classify and measure angles.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.GR.1.1 | Informally explore angles as an attribute of two-dimensional figures. Identify and classify angles as acute, right, obtuse, straight or reflex | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.GR.1.2 | Estimate angle measures. Using a protractor, measure angles in whole-number degrees and draw angles of specified measure in whole-number degrees. Demonstrate that angle measure is additive. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.GR.1.3 | Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving unknown whole-number angle measures. Write an equation to represent the unknown. | – Task Cards – Math Sorts – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-folds – Math Skill Checks |
Standard: MA.4.GR.2 – Solve problems involving the perimeter and area of rectangles.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.GR.2.1 | Solve perimeter and area mathematical and real-world problems, including problems with unknown sides, for rectangles with whole-number side lengths. | – Task Cards – Interactive Slides – Digital Pixel Art – Math Tri-folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.GR.2.2 | Solve problems involving rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters. | – Math Tri-folds – Math Skill Checks |
Strand: Data Analysis & Probability
Standard: MA.4.DP.1 – Collect, represent and interpret data and find the mode, median and range of a data set.
| Benchmark | Skills | Related Resources |
| MA.4.DP.1.1 | Collect and represent numerical data, including fractional values, using tables, stem-and-leaf plots or line plots. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.DP.1.2 | Determine the mode, median or range to interpret numerical data including fractional values, represented with tables, stem-and-leaf plots or line plots. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-folds – Math Skill Checks |
| MA.4.DP.1.3 | Solve real-world problems involving numerical data. | – Task Cards – Math Tri-folds – Math Skill Checks |