September: Launching Writing Workshop
September/October-Arc of the Story
November/December: Boxes and Bullets
January/February: Up The Ladder Informational Writing
March/April: Literary Essay
May/June: Writing Historical Fiction
September-Launching Reading Workshop
September/October: Interpreting Characters: The Heart of the Story
November/December: Reading the Weather, Reading the World
January/February: Historical Fiction Book Clubs
March/April: Detail & Synthesis
May/June: Reading History: The American Revolution
Unit 1: Math Is...
Unit 2: Generalize Place-Value Structure
Unit 3: Addition and Subtraction Strategies and Algorithms
Unit 4: Multiplication as Comparison
Unit 5: Numbers and Number Patterns
Unit 6: Multiplication Strategies with Multi-Digit Numbers
Unit 7: Division Strategies with Multi-Digit Dividends and 1-Digit Divisors
Unit 8: Fraction Equivalence
Unit 9: Addition and Subtraction Meanings and Strategies with Fractions
Unit 10: Addition and Subtraction Strategies with Mixed Numbers
Unit 11: Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers
Unit 12: Decimal Fractions
Unit 13: Units of Measurement and Data
Unit 14: Geometric Figures
STEM-SS-ELA-MATH Interdisciplinary Units
UN Sustainable Development Goals Addressed: 1, 3, 5, 9, 16, 10
Grade 4 Science Theme: Energy
Grade 4 Social Studies Theme: Democracy
Grade 4 Social Studies Topics: Power, Authority, Choice, Decision Making, Voting, Consensus, Citizen, Rights, Responsibilities, Justice, Equality
Unit 1: Engineering is Elementary Interdisciplinary: No Bones About It: Designing Knee Braces
Unit 2: Engineering is Elementary Interdisciplinary: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills
Unit 3: Engineering is Elementary Interdisciplinary: Now You’re Cooking: Designing Solar Ovens