4th Grade Curriculum Objectives

1st Quarter

Reading

  • Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
  • Vocabulary
  • Story Elements (character / setting / plot)
  • Visualization
  • Identify main idea / details
  • Book Report (written and oral presentation)

Language Arts:

  • Sentence Editing
  • Types of Sentences
  • Compound Sentences / Conjunctions
  • Subjects / Predicates
  • Journal Writing
  • WITS Program

Spelling

  • Words with short vowels - usage of phonics patterns
  • Words with long vowels – usage of phonics patterns
  • Word usage with consonant and vowel clusters

Math:

  • Place Value
  • Rounding Whole Numbers
  • Subtraction Across Zeros
  • Working with Expressions
  • Estimation
  • Multiplication Facts

Social Studies

  • Map Skills – Lines of Latitude and Longitude, Elevation maps – globe skills
  • Describe regions in U.S – landforms, climates, and vegetation
  • River systems
  • Natural Resources in the United States
  • Cultural development of Regions in the U.S

Science

  • Earth Science
  • Measuring Weather
  • The Makeup of the Earth
  • Exploring Oceans
  • Movements in the Solar system

Religion

  • Divine Revelation
  • Sacred Scriptures
  • Old Testament
  • New Testament
  • Vocation
  • Stewards of God’s creation

2nd Quarter

Reading

  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
  • Reading fluency / Oral reading
  • Vocabulary
  • Sequencing of events
  • Cause / Effect relationships
  • Context Clues
  • Story Board Project

Language Arts:

  • Sentence Editing
  • Nouns (singular, plural, common, and proper)
  • Capitalization
  • Comma Usage
  • Journal Writing
  • WITS Program

Spelling

  • Words with Clusters and Digraphs
  • Words with Digraphs and Silent Letters
  • Usage of anonyms and synonyms
  • Identify base words
  • Dictionary skills
  • Identify parts of speech

Math:

  • Median and Mode
  • Graphs (bar, double bar, and line)
  • Time (A.M., P.M., and Elapsed)
  • Sequence Information
  • Time on calendar
  • Multiplication Facts
  • Relate multiplication to division

Social Studies

  • Compare and contrast physical, political, economic and cultural regions
  • Identify Regions around the world
  • Colonization and use of natural resources in the U.S.
  • Timelines
  • Early Settlements and adaptation of colonists and Native Americans

Science

  • Physical Science
  • Measuring Matter
  • Force and Motion
  • Electricity and Magnetism
  • Light and Sound

Religion:

  • Life of Jesus
  • Patron Saints
  • Resurrection and Ascension
  • The Holy Sprit
  • The Good Shepherd
  • Advent / Christmas
  • Las Posadas

3rd Quarter

Reading

  • From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
  • Fact and Opinion
  • Vocabulary
  • Author’s Purpose
  • Point of View
  • Book Report (written and oral presentation)

Language Arts:

  • Sentence Editing
  • Abbreviations
  • Verbs
  • Verb Tenses (past, present, future)
  • Subject / Verb Agreement
  • Quotation Mark Usage
  • Journal Writing
  • WITS Program

Spelling

  • Applying Spelling patterns
  • Multiple meanings of Spelling list words
  • Usage of challenge words in context
  • Usage of prefixes and suffixes to create new words

Math:

  • Multiply multi-digit numbers
  • Algebra (working with variables)
  • Division with remainders
  • Fractions ( equivalent, comparing, simplest form)
  • Estimation

Social Studies

  • Transportation and Growth in the U.S.
  • Describe culture and religion among early settlers
  • Cities growth and change in mid-Atlantic states
  • Cities around the World – problems with growth and politics
  • Settling the Appalachian Region
  • Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas and annexation of Texas
  • Missions in Texas
  • Significant customs, leaders and symbols and celebrations of Texas
  • Native American Groups in Texas

Science

  • Life Science
  • Plant Structure and Function
  • Animal Structure and function
  • Environment
  • Ecosystems

Religion

  • The Catholic Church
  • Liturgical Year
  • The Sacraments (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist)
  • Jesus’ Public Life and Ministry
  • Ash Wednesday
  • The Lenten Season

4th Quarter

Reading

  • The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
  • Vocabulary
  • Drawing Conclusions
  • Visualization
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Venn Diagram (character comparison)

Language Arts

  • Sentence Editing
  • Verbs (main, helping, linking)
  • Irregular Verbs
  • Poem Editing
  • Identify and Correct Run-on Sentences
  • Journal Writing
  • WITS Program

Spelling

  • Compound words
  • Plurals with spelling changes
  • Homophones and Homographs
  • Contractions

Math:

  • Like Fractions (add / subtract)
  • Mixed Numbers (add / subtract)
  • Unlike Fractions (add / subtract)
  • Decimals (add / subtract, compare / order, and round)
  • Equivalent Decimals
  • Relate Mixed Numbers to Decimals
  • Perimeter and Area
  • Naming Polygons

Social Studies

  • Texas governors
  • Southeast and Gulf States
  • European Exploration
  • Civil War in the U.S.
  • Coastal Regions around the World

Science

  • Human Body
  • Digestive, Circulatory, and Nervous systems

Religion

  • Easter Season
  • The Sacraments (Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick)
  • Sacraments at the Service of Communion (Holy Orders and Matrimony)
  • Choices / Feelings
  • Mary Queen of Heaven
  • The Beatitudes