Grade 4


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In the fourth grade, students continue to reinforce the lessons learned throughout the primary grades and take on more academic challenges. They begin to work collaboratively with their peers and find they need to hone their study organizational skills to meet the increased demands on their time. In language arts, students build vocabulary and read critically. They learn to use research tools and begin to synthesize their findings in papers and presentations. In math, students continue refining their arithmetic skills and thinking more abstractly in topics such as probability and geometry. Topics in science concentrate on delving in depth into complex systems such as rainforests, coral reefs, and the ocean.

Topics covered in grade 4 include:
Language Arts
    Reading and Literature
Oral reading.
Reading comprehension.
Vocabulary building.
Sentence structure, kinds of sentences.
Punctuation, capitalization facts.
Abbreviations.
Possessive words.
Letters – friendly, thank you notes.
Gathering information, researching.
Writing with details.
Writing reports.
Writing book reports.
Creative writing.
Dictionary and thesaurus skills.
    Penmanship
    Spelling and Poetry
Weekly word lists based on phonics and spelling rules, challenging words, and vocabulary.
Reinforcement activities.
    Language – Grammar
Recognizing and using all eight parts of speech.
    Oral
Presentation.

Mathematics
Number sense.
Simple equations.
Multi-digit addition and subtraction.
Multiplication and division.
Graphing.
Multiplying with multi-digit numbers.
Fractions, decimals, percentages.
Probability and measurement.
Geometry.
Organizing and interpreting data.

Science
    Plants
Provision for man and beast.
Rainforest.
Redwoods.
    Animals
Insects.
Birds.
    Oceanography
Wonders of the sea.
Coral reefs.

Chinese
    Topics
Water is Very Useful.
Trains.
Little Puppy is Lost.
Little Frog.
Little Bird Learn to Fly.
Kah Kah’s Doll.
Candy, Cookies, and a Mouse.
Hon Yi’s Hand.
    Objectives
Recognize and name basic word strokes and order of strokes.
Understand lesson contents and recognize the shape, sound, and meaning of vocabulary words.
Be able to use words in a sentence.
Know Chinese culture.

History and Geography
California history and geogrpahy.

Bible
Memorization of Romans 12.
Study of the Kings (Saul, David, Solomon).
Birth and death of Christ.