Fourth Grade

Learning to Make a Difference

Building on prior knowledge, our fourth graders are able to further explore their possibilities and find their place in the world. The curriculum allows students to apply knowledge to everyday subject matter while still establishing new concepts that will be built upon in future grades.

With the completion of individual book projects and research projects, students not only reinforce their composition skills, but also discover the value and importance of historical figures that were able to make a difference in the world.

With the proper guidance, our fourth graders are sure to make a difference in their own special ways!

Teachers
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Ann Walther
Linda Walther

Reading and Language Arts

• Grammar – Parts of speech, capitalization/punctuation skill
practice

• Composition – Process of writing, different forms of writing,
e.g. research, narrative, summaries, character sketch

• Reading – Literature (4 novels) with supplementary
reading-materials (this may also take the form of a project) that reinforce comprehension skills and the literary elements of a story, e.g. plot, mood, theme, plus short novels that complement the social studies program

• Vocabulary - Wordly Wise

Math

• Numbers, numeration and other relations
• Measures and measurement
• Coordinate systems and other references 
• Exploring data
• Geometry and spatial sense
• Functions, patterns and sequences
• Algebra and uses of variables
• Problem solving and mathematical modeling

Special Projects

• Mammal project, in conjunction with science and library
classes – research a mammal, write a report, construct a
PowerPoint presentation and represent the mammal in a
"traveling zoo" that visits the younger classes

Specialty subjects taught
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Art – 1 hour and 55 minutes per week
Library – 45 minutes per week
Music – 1 hour and 30 minutes per week
Spanish, French and Latin – 1 hour and 30 minutes per week
Physical Education – 45 minutes daily
Science – 3 hours and 15 minutes per week
Social Studies – 4 hours each week