4th Grade Curriculum Overview

Fourth Grade Goals and Objectives

Below you will find the current fourth grade goals and objectives for the each subject area.

Language Arts:

• revise and edit own writing
• edit own work for spelling and mechanics
• read chapter books fluently
• draw conclusions from texts
• identify elements of story in text
• read a variety of genres
• infer meaning of unknown vocabulary
• monitor own comprehension while reading

Math:

• add, subtract, multiply multi-digit numbers
• divide 3-digit numbers by single digits
• classify and sort 2-D and 3-D shapes
• measure perimeter, area, length, weight, and capacity
• create equivalent fractions and decimals, add and subtract fractions and decimals
• construct and interpret graphs
• solve open-ended problems and give multiple solutions
• solve simple algebraic equations (open equations)

Science:

• question, observe, experiment
• active investigations
• creation of science notebooks/journals
• use of engineering design process
• Earth Science Core Ideas: Soils, Rocks and Landforms
• Life Science Core Ideas: Environments
• Physical Science Core Ideas: Energy
• STEM/STEAM explorations

Social Studies:

• explore regions of the United States
• describe landforms
• identify the characteristics of the economy within each region
• explore the experiences of immigrants and their effect on the development of America and its regions
• discuss how the United States government works
• discuss important documents in American history
• discuss current news events