Responsibility
is the key to success for the children in fourth grade. This
is a year when children progressively become more independent
learners. Responsibility and accountability for self and materials
are accentuated. Students are supported in a nurturing environment,
full of print, and designed to enhance creative and critical
thinking.
Fourth
Grade Highlights
Making
salt maps in social studies to demonstrate
landform knowledge
Dissecting
owl pellets and chicken wings in science
Publishing
a hard cover book in language arts
Two
digit multiplication, long division and
fraction concepts in math
Introduction
to band
Learning
to play a recorder in music
A
field trip to the Minnesota State Capitol
and Minnesota History Center
Building
birdhouses
Learning
stitchery to create ornaments or wall
hangings
Word Study (Spelling)
Writing for varied purposes:
friendly letter
personal narrative
descriptive story
persuasive story
Reading skills instruction
Daily reading for varied purposes:
fiction and non-fiction
Cursive handwriting practice
Place
value to millions
Addition and subtraction of whole numbers
Multiplication and division using basic facts.
Time, graphing and data
Multiplying by one and two digit numbers
Measurement in standard and metric form
Dividing by one and two digit numbers
Geometry
Understanding fractions and mixed numbers
Addition and subtraction of fractions
Exploring probability
Understanding decimals
Social
Studies
Science
What Are the Social Sciences?
Exploring Regions of the United States
The Peopling of the United States
A Train Tour of the Northeast
Population Density and Life in the Northeast
A Boat and Bus Tour of the Southeast
The Effects of Geography on Life in the Southeast
A Crop Duster Tour of the Midwest
Agricultural Changes in the Nation’s Breadbasket
A Big Rig Tour of the Southwest
A Case Study in Water Use: The Colorado River
A Van and Airplane Tour of the West
Cities of the West
Researching Minnesota’s Geography
Researching Minnesota’s History
Researching Minnesota’s Economy
Researching Minnesota’s Government
Water
Sound
The Human Body: Muscles and Bones
Ideas and Inventions
Birdhouses
Health
Teachers
Mental/Emotional/Social
Chemical Health
Safety and first Aid
Growth and Development
Nutrition
Communicable/Chronic Diseases
