Mathematics (5 hours per week) / Goals to meet objectives / Assessment /

Dates

1) Mathematics as Problem Solving: Write number
sentences using numbers & pictures to illustrate
a story problem. Identify, repeat, extend &
create patterns. Skip count from any number
2) Computation and Number Properties: Read,
write, & order numbers to 500. Count orally
and in writing place values to 1000. Identify
and count coins, $1 and $5 bills. Give equivalent
value of coins. Add & subtract by memory
facts to 20 Begin to add numbers to 100 using
regrouping. Begin to subtract numbers using
regrouping and manipulatives or number
line. Name and illustrate fractions ½, 1/3,
¼, 2/3, ¾, etc.
3) Statistics and Probability: Compare groups
using <,>,= Use pictures and objects to create
a graph
4) Geometry: Name, draw, & classify two-
dimensional shapes.
5) Measurement: Tell time to nearest hour.
Measure length to ½ inch. / 1) Write and compare numbers
of any size.
2) Order fractions and decimals
3) Add & subtract fractions &
decimals.
4) Compute perimeter and area
of a closed figure
5) Multiply and divide by 2
digit numbers
6) Collect, record and describe
data using graphs, diagrams
7) Transform 2 & 3 dimensional
figures
8) Draw pictures, diagrams
and equation to solve word
problems
9) Choose and use appropriate
measurement tools and units /
  • Observation
  • Written work
  • Tests
  • Projects

Reading (4 hours per week) / Goals to meet objectives / Assessment / Dates
1) Read a variety of genre
2) Read to gather information and to summarize
3) Describe the elements of literature: characters,
setting, plot
4) Understand elements of writing: description,
figurative speech
5) Use skimming and scanning when appropriate
6) Understand the concepts of cause & effect &
iInference
7) Write to respond to reading
8) Read silently for 25 minutes or more at a time. /
  • Read a variety of genre:
fiction, biography, nonfiction,
mystery, historical
  • Summaries: cause & effect,
characters, settings, main
ideas, inferences:
Stories read:
Additional stories recorded
on back /
  • Observation
  • Written work
  • Reading
comprehension
test
  • Vocabulary
exercises
  • Book reports in
a variety of forms
  • Published story
  • Read and respond
To 25 stories:
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20

I acknowledge the above course plan. I will do my best to meet the goals and objectives as stated.

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Student’s Signature Parent’s Signature Consultant’s Signature Date

Shelton School District Home Partnership Fourth grade objectives and plan

October 2001

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