What to expect from fourth grade?

Language Arts

• 4th Grade Skill Based Reading Groups Program.
• Reader’s Workshop
• Individualized Reading Program
  • Daily in class & homework
  • Reading Response Journal
  • Book Party
• Daily Read-a-loud
• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary Development
• Spelling & Phonics
• Using books both for enjoyment and as sources of information.

Writer’s Workshop

• Individualized Writing Program
• Mini-Lessons
  • Craft Lessons
  • Format lessons
  • Mechanics
• Writing Process
• Experience Writing
  • Research has shown that to increase student understanding of the writing process and to improve student writing, it is best if they begin with what they
    know or have experienced.
• Individual conferences to meet the needs of each student.

Math

• Mastery of basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to the depth of understanding appropriate for each student.
• More on patterns, probability, & number sense.
• Problem Solving - Ways of approaching a problem.
• TERC Curriculum Series
• Addison-Wesley Curriculum Unit
• Thinker Math
• 10 Days to Multiplication Mastery (Multiplication War)

Science

• Science Notebooks
• Inquiry method - open ended questions.
• Earth Materials
• Electricity & Circuits
• Sun & Shadows
• Mini-Unit: Sound

Social Studies

• World Map Skills
  • Cardinal & Intermediate Directions
  • Hemispheres, Longitude & Latitude
  • Kinds of Maps
  • Map Legends & Scales
  • Global Address
• 5 Themes of Geography
  • People & Environment
  • Location
  • Place
  • Movement
  • Region
• North America
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • United States Regions
• Immigration
  • Using the 5 themes
• Open Circle Social Skills Competency Program

As Well As:

• Morning Work
• Journal
• Fast Writes
• Book of Think/Cooperation Activities