Grade 4
Leicester Memorial School
Welcome!
Check out the many things we are learning in the fourth grade!
Reading
At this point of the year, we are revisiting previously taught skills. We are currently working with informational texts over the next couple of weeks.
Math
We are continuing our work with fractions by extending fraction skills. Our focus is adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions with like denominators. We are also working on simplifying fractions.
Writing
We are moving onto to writing persuasive pieces. We have also been increasing our writing stamina.
Social Studies
We have started traveling through the Midwest Region. We will be learning about the geography, economy and people of the Midwest. We are tying in some cause and effect reading skills.
Science
We have started our new module on soils, rocks and landforms. We will be exploring weathering and erosion, as well as rock formation.