Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for 4th Grade - curriculum standards for each subject area in 4th grade
Reading Essential Standards by Cluster
Reading Essentials Cluster 1- Reading Fiction & Drama
4.5 Read grade- appropriate texts independently for a sustained period of time.
4.3B use context within and beyond a sentence to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation
4.6 F make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
4.8B explain the interactions of the characters and the changes they undergo
4.8C analyze plot elements, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
Reading Essentials Cluster 2- Reading Nonfiction
4.5-The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.
4.3 B- use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words
4.9 Di recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including: the central idea with supporting evidence
4.9Dii recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including: features such as pronunciation guides and diagrams to support understanding
Reading Essentials for Cluster 3- Detail and Synthesis
4.5-The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.
4.3 B- use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words
4.6 F make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
4.8B explain the interactions of the characters and the changes they undergo
4.8C analyze plot elements, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
Reading Essentials for Cluster 4-Informational&Research
4.5-The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.
4.3 B- use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words
4.6 F make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
4.9D(i)- recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including: the central idea with supporting evidence
4.9Dii recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including: features such as pronunciation guides and diagrams to support understanding
Math Essential Standards by Cluster
Math Essentials Cluster 1- Whole Number Place Value & Operations
4.4(A) add and subtract whole numbers and decimals to the hundredths place using the standard algorithm (only whole numbers in this cluster)
4.4(H) solve with fluency one- and two-step problems involving multiplication and division, including interpreting remainders
4.5(A) represent multi-step problems involving the four operations with whole numbers using strip diagrams and equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity
Math Essentials Cluster 2- Fractional Understanding
4.3(D) compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators and represent the comparison using the symbols <, =,>
4.3(E) represent and solve addition and subtraction of fractions with equal denominators using objects and pictorial models that build to the number line and properties of operations.
Math Essentials Cluster 3- Decimal Place Value & Operations
4.4(A) add and subtract whole numbers and decimals to the hundredths place using the standard algorithm
Math Essentials Cluster 4- Geometry & Measurement
4.5(D) solve problems related to perimeter and area of rectangles where dimensions and whole numbers