Dates that 4th grade classes help lead Mass:
Mrs. Bri: October 2nd and April 9th
Mrs. Donahue: September 25th and April 2nd
Mrs. Menke: Novermber 13th and April 23rd
Ms. Molly: November 6th and April 16th
Embedded Files
4th Grade Standards
4th Grade Standards
August/September
August/September
Social Studies:
· Name & Locate Continents & Oceans
· Study maps of the regions and their bordering countries (stations)
· “TODALS” map basics—title, orientation, date, author, legend/key, and scale
· Use latitude and longitude on map
Science:
· Scientist Job
· Graphing/Measurement
· Scientific Process/Experiments
· Data, Inference & Conclusion
· Human Body, Vision, and the Brain
Math:
· Place Value (write #’s to hundred million)
· # Form (standard, word, expanded)
· Rounding & Comparing #’s
· Number Lines
· Addition & Subtractions (# sense, mental math strategies, problem solving)
· Multiplication Fact Practice
ELA:
· Bio Poem
· Paragraph (ex. stoplight writing & retell summary)
· Parts of Speech (noun, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles)
· Sentence Structure (types of sentences, subject & predicate, fragments & run-ons)
· Novel Study (Shilo & differentiated book clubs)
Religion:
· Celebrations in the Catholic Church
Sept. 8: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sept. 14: Exaltation of the Holy Cross)
· Circle of Grace: Virtues: Hope, Charity/Love, Responsibility, & Kindness
Technology:
Email
Logging in & organizing your inbox
Composing an email
Enter email address
Subject line
Writing an email (Includes greeting, body, & closing)
Responding to an email
Reply
Reply all
THINK before you send
How to save a photo to your drive from an email
Google Classroom
Appropriate comments
Turning in assignments
Attaching a file to an assignment
Checking for missing assignments
How to find a specific assignment
Private comment (sent to your teacher)
Answering questions & viewing and responding to classmates’ responses (if available)
Checking grades - sometimes receive grade right away on Google forms and sometimes don’t
October
October
Social Studies
Citizenship
People influencing decisions
How we take action
Current events
Economic Decision Making
Informed choice by looking at data
Decision making by thinking of benefits & consequences
Levels of Government
Three levels of government responsibilities
Leaders in the three levels of government
Local, state, and federal government responsibilities
Services the government provides
Science
Experiments with Variables
Water Cycle
Matter
Animal and Plant Adaptations
Math
Multiplication
Fact Fluency
Factors & Multiples (prime & composite numbers)
Multiplying a number by multiples of 10
Multiply Multi-Digit Numbers
Problem Solving Using Multiplication
Solving for an unknown value
Estimate Products
Input-Output Tables
ELA
Personal Narrative
multiple paragraphs
Use synonyms for overused words to make writing more interesting
Include transitions
Grammar
Forms of Be
Subject-Verb Agreement
Verb tenses
Irregular Verbs
Religion: Respect, Honesty, and Docility (Guardian Angels & Mini-Saint Reports)
Technology: Typing
November
November
Social Studies
Midwest: States-names, locations, & abbreviations, capitals
Land & Bodies of Water, Climate, Resources, People, Historical Events, Places
State Reports
Science
Matter (states and property)
Atoms
Water Density
Energy and Energy Transfer
Heat Generation
Math
Multiplication
Fact Fluency
Factors & Multiples (prime & composite numbers)
Multiplying a number by multiples of 10
Multiply Multi-Digit Numbers
Problem Solving Using Multiplication
Solving for an unknown value
Estimate Products
Input-Output Tables
ELA
Write a fictional story
Develop characters & their responses to events
Narrator-Point of view
Include dialogue
Clear setting
Sensory details
Logical sequence of events
Grammar
Frequently confused words
Possessive Nouns/Pronouns & Contractions
Quotations
Religion
Virtues: Magnificence,Patriotism, Gratitude, Patience
All Saints Day Nov. 1st
Technology: Typing
December
December
Social Studies
Christmas around the world
Economy unit
Science
Electricity, Light, and Heat
Balloon experiment
Build a circuits
Series and parallel circuits
Math
Multiplication
Fractions
ELA
Write a fictional story
Develop characters & their responses to events
Narrator-Point of view
Include dialogue
Clear setting
Sensory details
Logical sequence of events
Grammar
Frequently confused words
Possessive Nouns/Pronouns & Contractions
Quotations
Religion
Virtues: Magnificence, Patriotism, Gratitude, Patience
(Advent Book & Jesse Tree projects beginning the first day of Advent)
Technology: Typing
January
January
Social Studies
5 Regions of the U.S.: States (Midwest & West)-names, locations, & abbreviations, capitals
Land & Bodies of Water, Climate, Resources, People, Historical Events, Places
State Reports (introduction, state bird, state tree, state flower)
Martin Luther King, Presidential Inauguration, Biographies of Famous People in History
Science
Electricity, Light, and Heat
Energy: Chemical Energy, Nuclear Energy, Electrical Energy, Radiant Energy. Light Energy. Motion Energy. Sound Energy
Electricity: conductors and insulators, simple circuits
Introduction to Invention Unit
Math
Fractions: Name & drawing fractions, numerator & denominator vocabulary, understanding fractions in the real world
Equivalent Fractions
Simplifying Fractions
Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractions
Compare & Order Fractions
Add & Subtract Fractions
ELA
Novel Study: Biography
Research Booklet, Research State Reports, Research Famous People Papers
Grammar: Order adjectives, comparative & superlative adjectives, comparative & superlative adverbs
Religion
§ Virtues: Self-Control, Humility, Perseverance, Obedience
Technology: Typing, Font Styles, Centering Text, Basic Word Doc. Skills
February
February
Social Studies
5 Regions of the U.S.: States (South & Southeast-names, locations, & abbreviations, capitals)
Land & Bodies of Water, Climate, Resources, People, Historical Events, Places
State Reports (resources, landforms, weather, and time zone)
Science
Animal and Plant Adaptations
Invention Unit: Engineering Design Process (Invention Fair)
Math
Fractions: Equivalent Fractions, Simplifying Fractions, Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractions, Compare & Order Fractions
Geometry: Angles (Acute, Right, and Obtuse, Measuring Angles Using a Protractor
Types of Lines: Horizontal, Vertical, Parallel, Perpendicular, Intersecting Lines
Polygons: Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Identify Polygons by Characteristics
ELA
Books We Love! Write A Book
Grammar: Order adjectives, comparative & superlative adjectives, comparative & superlative adverbs
Religion
Virtues: Affability, Sincerity, Prayerfulness, Generosity
Lent Lessons
March
March
Social Studies
5 Regions of the U.S.: States (Northeast-names, locations, & abbreviations, capitals)
Land & Bodies of Water, Climate, Resources, People, Historical Events, Places
State Reports (state government, state flag, state license, state cities)
Science
The Birth of Rocks
Rocks & Minerals (famous rocks, volcanos, types of rocks, weathering and erosion, rock cycle, mineral identification)
Math
Fractions:, Simplifying Fractions, Understand Decimals (relate to fractions), Compare & Order Fractions
Decimals: Read & Write Decimals to Thousands Place, Compare Decimals, Understand equivalents for halves and fourths
ELA
Language: Prepositional Phrases, Irregular Verbs, Good and Well
Grammar: Order adjectives, comparative & superlative adjectives, comparative & superlative adverbs
Religion
Lent Lessons
Virtues: Prudence, Fortitude, Loyalty
April
April
Social Studies
State Reports (interesting facts, state poem, tourism, state map, state quarter, state population)
Science
Earth's Features and Process
Rocks & Minerals (rocks vs. minerals, gem research, layers of the Earth project, cave formation)
Math
Mean, Median, and Mode & Introduction to Graphs (table, bar, timelines, and Venn diagrams to display data)
Decimals: Understand equivalents for halves and fourths, Common Decimals & Fraction Equivalencies, and Rounding Decimals
ELA
Language: Idioms, common similes and metaphors, compound sentences, irregular verbs
Writing: Letter Writing Pen Pals, 5 paragraph papers
Religion
Stain Glass Windows of St. Mary's Church Study
Virtues: Loyalty, Orderliness, Circumspection, Magnanimity
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