“I can” statements for 4th grade: math and reading, printable

I can read and write numbers to one million in different ways.

I can compare large numbers using the value of each digit.

I can round large numbers to any place.

I can explain that each place is ten times the place to its right.

I can add and subtract large numbers using the standard method.

I can multiply up to a four-digit number by a one-digit number.

I can multiply two two-digit numbers.

I can divide by a one-digit number and explain any remainder.

I can solve word problems that compare by multiplying.

I can find all the factor pairs of a number up to 100.

I can tell if a number is prime or composite.

I can list multiples of a number.

I can make and explain a number or shape pattern from a rule.

I can explain why two fractions are equal.

I can compare fractions with different denominators.

I can add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators.

I can multiply a fraction by a whole number.

I can write tenths and hundredths as decimals.

I can compare decimals to the hundredths place.

I can change larger units into smaller units.

I can use formulas to find area and perimeter of rectangles.

I can make a line plot with fractions and use it to solve problems.

I can measure and draw angles with a protractor.

I can solve word problems about time, money, and distance.

I can draw points, lines, rays, and angles.

I can find parallel and perpendicular lines.

I can sort triangles by their angles.

I can find lines of symmetry in a shape.

I can use details to explain what the text says and what I infer.

I can find the theme of a story, play, or poem.

I can describe a character, setting, or event in depth.

I can explain how poems, plays, and stories are built differently.

I can tell first-person and third-person narration apart.

I can compare how two stories treat a similar theme.

I can find the main idea and explain how details support it.

I can explain what happened and why, using the text.

I can tell how a text is organized, like cause and effect or problem and solution.

I can compare a firsthand and a secondhand account of an event.

I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence.

I can combine facts from two texts to write or speak about a topic.

I can write an opinion piece with reasons in a clear order.

I can write to inform with headings, facts, and quotes.

I can write a story with dialogue and sensory details.

I can use linking words to connect my ideas.

I can take notes from sources and list where I found them.

I can follow our roles and rules in a discussion.

I can put what I heard into my own words.

I can report on a topic in an organized way.

I can speak clearly at a pace people can follow.

I can use words like who, whose, which, and that to join ideas.

I can use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.

I can choose the right word among to, too, and two.

I can use roots and affixes to figure out a word.

I can explain similes and metaphors.

I can explain what common sayings and idioms mean.