When your child struggles with math, you both feel frustrated. Here are proven strategies that work.
Fourth grade math can feel overwhelming for both kids and parents. The jump from basic addition to multiplication, fractions, and multi-step word problems is significant.
Fourth graders often struggle because they're memorizing without understanding patterns. Use visual aids like arrays (dots arranged in rows) to show that 4×3 means 4 groups of 3. For division, use the same arrays in reverse - if 12 dots can be arranged in 3 rows, how many in each row?
Word problems trip up many 4th graders because they don't know where to start. Teach the CUBES method: Circle numbers, Underline the question, Box key words, Eliminate extra info, Solve step by step. This gives kids a reliable process when they feel stuck.
Fractions are abstract and confusing without hands-on experience. Use pizza slices, pie charts, or folded paper to show what 1/4 actually means. Help them see that fractions are just parts of a whole, not scary new math symbols.
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