Welcome to Fourth Grade!

Our fourth grade team includes: Cindy Hall, Mark McCarthy, and Sue Myers. To view our individual class webpages, click on the link to the left.

To view our fourth grade monthly newsletter, click on the link in the blue box "Fourth Grade Monthly Newsletter".

Fourth Grade Curriculum
Language Arts
Balanced literacy is the integration of reading, writing, research, speaking, and listening, in a way that supports the learning needs of every individual student. Through the Daily Café, students are responsible for individualized learning while meeting grade level requirements. Our Language Arts curriculum is linked to our Social Studies Curriculum to support learning through many different avenues.

• Daily Cafe
• Literature Groups and Analysis
• Being A Writer/Writer’s Workshop
• Grammar and Conventions
• Research – Explorers, Biographies, Historical Figures
• Rebecca Sitton Spelling Program
• D'Nealian Handwriting

Math
The five process standards in mathematics are problem solving, reasoning, communication, connections, and representations. We incorporate Advantage Math, Investigations and Scott Foresman in our math program.

• Number sense
• Geometry
• Fractions
• Multiplication/Division
• Measurement/Graphing
• Problem solving
• Math Facts – addition/subtraction mastered by December, multiplication/division by year end

Science
The central focus of our science curriculum is scientific inquiry. The FOSS Program and The Great Body Shop are our primary resources.

·         Digestive System

·         Water

·         Magnetism

·         Electricity

·         Life Structures

·         Space

Social Studies
Our social studies curriculum is designed to teach students to recognize and value differences between cultures, manage conflict and adapt to diversity while exploring key concepts in US history.

• Map Skills
• Exploration to New World
• Colonization
• Revolutionary War
• Westward Expansion
• US Economy
• Mini Society

Health
The focus of our health curriculum is to strive for optimal health and minimize negative health behaviors.

• Injury Prevention and Personal Safety
• Physical Wellness
• Mental and Emotional Wellness
• Substance use, abuse, and addiction
• Violence Awareness