Grade Four

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Curriculum

*NOTE: These are several but not all of the areas that will be taught this year. The order in which the curriculum areas will be taught may vary.

Math: Place Value: Developing Number Sense, Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers, Multiplication and Division Facts, Time, Graphing, and Data collecting, Multiplying by 1-Digit Numbers, Multiplying by 2-Digit Numbers, Measurement, Dividing by 1-Digit Numbers, Geometry, Fractions and Mixed Numbers, Using Fractions and Exploring Probability, Decimals, Dividing by 2-Digit Numbers, Mastery of Basic Facts

Balanced Literacy
Reading:
Independent reading, shared reading and guided reading, Reading skills, (Reading Resources: Houghton Mifflin and Heath reading series, Rigby books and trade books)
Writing: Writer's Workshop, Journal writing, Process writing, focuses on different genres of writing, development of mechanics and grammar skills
Spelling: High frequency and predictable pattern words
Handwriting: Cursive review and mastery

Social Studies: Map and Globe skills, Geographical land forms and terms, Regions of the United States, Daily Oral Geography (D.O.G), Current Events

Technology: Keyboarding, Graphics and animation, Report writing, Word processing, Formatting techniques, Internet search strategies, Electronic communication and e-mail

Science: FOSS kits, Ideas and Inventions, Physics of Sound, Water, Human Body

Health: Self Responsibility for Health, Personal Safety, Fire Safety, Human Growth and Development, Nutrition, Drugs and Alcohol

Discipline
Parkview Elementary expectations are a focus. Each month there is a new expectation. The rules are school wide. District Guidelines are discussed and enforced with students.

The Panda Communicator may be used to foster communication with home. All classes have developed belief statements. A restitution is done by the student when the beliefs are not followed. Students have the opportunity to earn Friday Fun activities if they have completed their assignments and behaved well.

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