Fourth Grade

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First Nine Weeks

Reading
-Making predictions and Inferences   -Study skills   -Compound Words   
-Book parts   -Context clues   -Point of View   
-Author's purpose   -Reference sources   -Key words/Vocabulary  
-Cause/Effect   -Problem/Solution   - Compare/Contrast  
-Story Elements   -Multiple Meaning Words      

 

Spelling
English

-Integrated with vocabulary from first five stories in reading
-Syllables
-Words with long and short vowel sounds
-Consonant Clusters

 

-Nouns: singular/plural irregular plurals possessives
-Paragraph Writing
-Compound Words
-Book Report
-Abbreviations
-Sentence Types

 

Math
-Number patterns   -Word names for numbers   -Order numbers 
-Greater or lesser of two numbers   -Place value   -Rounding Numbers 

-Addition & Subtraction

  
   


Science/Health
Social Studies
Multi Cultural

-Unit A: The World of Living Things
-Unit B: Animals as Living Things

 

-Map & globe skills
-Regions of the earth
-Earliest Americans
-Our Country's land
-Cultural Awareness

  

-Integrated with Reading:
-European culture
-Native American culture


Computer
Safety Education
Character Education

-Basic keyboarding
-Basic computer commands
-Word Processing
-Star Reading
-Accelerated Reading

 

  

-Hall, bathroom, playground, lunchroom
-Sharing food, hats, combs
-Bus, walker, car rider, & bike riders

  

-Respecting parents & teachers
-Accepting consequences for one's own actions
-Characteristics of being a good friend



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Second Nine Weeks

Reading
-Making Predictions and Inferences   -Cause & Effect   -Sequence
-Forming Generalizations   -Main Idea & Details   -Prefixes & Suffixes
-Context Clues   - Drawing Conclusions   -Key words/vocabulary
-Fact/Opinion        

 

Spelling
English

-Irregular Plurals

-or and ar sounds

-ear, ir, our, ur sounds


-Compound Words

-Adding ed and ing

-ng, nk, ph, wh, consonant pairs


- homophones

 

-Nouns

-Abbreviations

-Book Report

-Verbs

-Commas

-Combining Sentences

-Contractions

 

Math
-Estimation   -Problem Solving
-Multiplication   -Graphs

-Division

   -Time and Data


Science/Health
Social Studies
Multi Cultural

-Unit B: Animals as Living Things

-Unit C: Earth and Beyond

 

-Early North American Explorers & Settlements

-European Settlement

-English Colonies

  

-Spain

-France

-England

-Enslavement

-Native Americans

-Immigrant Families

-Legends, fables, myths, and tall tales

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Third Nine Weeks

Reading
-Root Words   -Following Directions   -Drawing Conclusions  
-Compare and Contrast   -Context Clues   -Reading Graphs and Tables  
-Dictionary/Reference Sources   -Making Inferences   -Prefixes  
-Time Lines   -Steps in a Process   -Figurative Language  
-Newspaper Parts       -TCAP review  

 

Spelling
English

-Words with schwa sounds: /o/, /or/, /ar/, /ir/, /ur/, /r/, /l/, /n/, /ture/

-Compound words

-Science Terms

-Social Studies Terms

-S and F Sounds

 

-Book Report

-Adjectives & Linking Verbs

-Suffixes

-Paragraph Construction

-Letter Writing

-Capitalization & Punctuation

-WOW writing topics

-TCAP review

 

Math
-Recall Multiplication & Division Facts   -Multiply & Divide 4-digit by 1-digit   -Calculating Averages with remainders
-Problem Solving   -Multiplication & Division Patterns   -Ordered Pairs


Science/Health
Social Studies
Multi Cultural

-Earth & Beyond

-Earth & Weather

-Matter

  

-Revolutionary War

-Map Skills

-New Nation

-Charts

-Civil War Times

-TCAP review

  

-Native Americans

-The Arctic

-Africa

-Mexico

-Indians of the Middle West

 

Computer
Safety
Character Education

-ThinkLinkLearn Assessments

-Use of software to reinforce division skills and English grammar skills

-Use of Appleworks for composition

-Locate needed information on the Internet

-Accelerated Reader

  

-Snow & Ice

-Seat Belts

-Traffic Lights

-Standing in Line (Crowds)

-Food Safety

-Dressing for Cold and/or Windy Weather

-Strangers

  

-Bullying

-Throwing Rocks

-Sufficient Sleep

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Fourth Nine Weeks

Reading
-Cause & effect   -Non-fiction   -Figurative language  
-Encyclopedia & dictionary   -Following directions   -TCAP review  
-Comparing/contrasting   -Context clues      
-Using Internet   -Book reports      
-Parts of a story   -Synonyms & antonyms      

 

Spelling
English

-Silent letters
-Prefixes
-Homophones & homographs
-Science terms
-Suffixes
-Contractions
-Math terms

 

-Book report
-Story composition
-Review parts of speech
-Prepositions
-Capitalization & punctuation
-Letter writing
-Pronouns
-TCAP review

 

Math
-Graphing   -Decimal & fraction   -Word equivalents for mixed decimals
-Review computational skills   -Multiplication & division of 2 digit numbers   -TCAP review

-Measurement & problem-solving

   -Probability   -Geometry

 

Science/Health
Social Studies
Multi Cultural

-Weather & Climate

-Human body & Health

-Family life

  

-The American Revolution
-A New Nation
-Tennessee History

  

-Native Americans
-Integrated with Social Studies & Reading
-African American History

 

Computer
Safety
Character Education

-Integrated with applications using English & Math skills
-Research on Internet
-ThinkLinkTesting

  

-Inclement weather clothing & precautions

  

-Reading makes better readers.
-Respect school rules.
-Do to others the same as you want them to do to you

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