2014 - 2015

Curriculum Presentation

Fourth Grade TeamMrs. Schneider, Mrs. Schmalstieg, Ms. Webb

School-wide Guidelines

The 3 B’s!

1.Be safe

2.Be responsible

3.Be respectful

Clip Chart!Clip Chart! This school-

wide behavior system emphasizes positive behavior based on the 3 Bs.

HomeworkHomework

40 minutes per day1.Reading (80 minutes per week)2.Math

◦ The expectation for your child entering 4th grade: Fluency of multiplication and division facts 0 through 10.

3.Spelling words

Graded Work Graded Work Graded work and class work will be sent

home every Friday in the front pocket of your student’s binder. Newsletters will be sent via e-mail. Please make sure we have your current e-mail. The newsletter includes:

◦ What we covered in class (in all curriculum areas)◦ Anything upcoming that you should be aware of

Please take out all your student’s work and review it with your child…this is yours to keep.

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Reading Reading Trophies: Research based instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and

text comprehension.

We will incorporate the following into our reading instruction:

Whole Group Small Group (ability based) Partner Reading Literature Studies S.Q.U.I.R.T. (silent reading)

Reading SkillsReading SkillsReading skills that we work very

hard on in fourth grade are:Making inferencesMain idea/ SummarizingCause and effectComprehensionSequencingAuthor’s Purpose

WRITING PROCESSWRITING PROCESS

PrewritingDraftRevisionEditingPublishing

Genres of WritingGenres of Writing

Narrative OpinionInformative/

Explanatory

LANGUAGELANGUAGE Analogies Context Clues Prefixes / Suffixes / Root Words Antonyms / Synonyms /

Homonyms Figurative / Literal Language Types of Sentences Simple and Compound

Sentences Subject and Predicate Quotation Marks Commas Parts of Speech Contractions Fact and Opinion

SpellingSpellingKyrene School District has adopted the Trophies spelling

program to go along with the reading program. This focuses on word families and story words.

Each week: Each Monday, students will be given a Spelling Preview where

they are given word family words. We will correct it together .They will take home this list of words in their home binder. Challenge words will be given to students who get 0 or 1 wrong on the preview.

Spelling homework: practice the words using Spelling City at www.spellingcity.com or by another method of your choice.

Each Friday there will be a Spelling Test!

MATHEMATICSMATHEMATICSFocus On:

Multiples and factors Prime, composite, and square numbers Applying multiplication and division strategies to solve

problems with larger numbers Place value understanding for multi-digit numbers Understanding of fraction equivalence, operations, and

connections to decimals Solving problems using multiplicative comparisons Solving problems by applying place value to multiplicative

thinking Applying understanding of fraction equivalence and

operations Exploring and analyzing the properties of 2-dimensional and

3-dimensional shapes Investigating data analysis Generating and analyzing patterns

Social StudiesSocial StudiesLearning Goals :

I can understand that people in Arizona have always been affected by and changed the environment.

I can understand that exploration in Arizona resulted in the founding of European colonies and changes for the local Native Americans.

I can understand and explain the events that led to Arizona becoming a state.

  I can understand how and why the people of

Arizona are responsible for their community, government and economy.

SCIENCESCIENCE

Scientific Process

Making ObservationsCreating HypothesisTest Hypothesis/ Collect

DataDrawing ConclusionsCommunicate Results

Scientific Units of Study• Animal Classification and Adaptations • Water and Weather• Electricity and Magnetism• Renewable and Nonrenewable Sources

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Parents, Students, Teachers

………………………

Together we will work as a TEAM

to make this school year a positive one for our students.