| Fourth Grade |
 Individual responsibility and team building are key areas addressed in fourth grade. Organizational skills are taught and students are expected to keep track of daily assignments through the use an assignment book. Students work in cooperative learning groups in order to learn leadership and team dynamic skills. In addition, the curriculum is enriched with Bible, Spanish, art, music, physical education, and computer. The maximum class size is twenty-four and the teacher is assisted by a teacher’s aide. The students wear uniforms and attend from 8:30 to 3:30 each day.
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Fourth Grade Curriculum
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Faith
* Creation
* Flood
* Abraham
* Covenants
* Joseph
* Moses
* Birth of Jesus
* Miracles of Jesus
* Parables of Jesus
* Peter
* Paul BIBLE MEMORY:
* Books of the Bible
* Ten Commandments
* Apostle’s Creed
* Luke 2:1-20
* 1John4:7-12
* Psalm 121
* Matthew 5:1-12
* Romans 8:37-39
* Matthew 28:16-20
* Philippians 4:4-13
* John 3:16-21
* Matthew 27:45-50
* Matthew 28:1-10
* Isaiah 40:29-31*
Social Studies
* Map Skills
* Atlas Skills
* Early Explorers
* Colonies & Colonial Life
* States & Capitals
* The Great Awakening
* Civil War
* Frontier Life
* Age of Progress
* World Wars
* Texas History
Math
* Addition & Subtraction Review
* Multiplication & Division Review
* Place Value
* Ordered Pairs
* Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
* Estimation & Rounding
* Weight & Capacity
* Displaying, Interpreting, & Organizing Data
* Measurement
* Formal & Informal Language and Symbols
* Probability & Statistics
* Relations & Functions
* Spatial Sense
* Congruency
* Fractions
* Decimals
* Data & Graphs
* 2 and 3 Digit Multiplication & Division SCIENCE:
* Classifying Livings Things
* Properties of Matter
* Magnetism and Electricity
* Earth’s Land
* Weather and Climate
Language Arts
* Vocabulary
* Journals
* Spelling
* Reading Anthology
* Accelerated Reader
* Book Buddies
* Book Reports
* Types of Sentences
* Subject & Predicate
* Adverbs, Adjectives
* Prepositions, Pronouns
* Interjections, Direct Objects
* Writing Poetry
* Story Writing
* Novels: A Paradise Called Texas, Frindle, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Sign of the Beaver, Holes, Trumpet of the Swans
* Summer Reading Novel: Stone Fox
Art
* Line Variety
* Color Wheel & Value
* Weaving's
* Still Life
* Paint & Scratch
* Overlapping Shapes
* Coil Pots
* Artist Appreciation
Music
* Rhythm & Melody
* Pitch
* Pattern & Form
* Instruments
* Harmony
* Meter
* Octaves
* Tempo & Change
* Major & Minor
Field Trips, Special Events & Projects
* Power Point Presentation
* State Report
* Research Papers
* Story Writing Project
* Biography Poster Report
* Old City Park Field trip
* Native Lands Field trip
Curricula
Math…Harcourt. HSP/Think Math
Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Phonics, Spelling, & Grammar) Harcourt, StoryTown
Science…Houghton Mifflin/Concordia, Discovery Works Science
Social Studies…Houghton Mifflin, Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Bible…Concordia, Voyages
Art…Arts Attack
Music…McGraw Hill |
