Grade 4

What is an operation?

operation

One of the four actions in mathematics, add, subtract, multiply or divide.

For example

Choosing whether to add or divide is choosing the right operation.

In Grade 4

Children name which operation a word problem needs before doing any calculating at all.

Watch out for

Children often pick the operation from a single keyword. Read the whole problem, because the same word can point either way.

Say it at home

Read a real problem together and ask which operation it needs before solving it.

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