Fourth Grade
Art
- » Broaden artistic language and understanding
- » Development of specific skills, techniques
- » Rendering, pencil drawing
- » Color mixing (primary, secondary, tertiary)
- » Design Matisse collage
- » Multiculturalism, history
Language Arts
Reading/Literature
- » Historical fiction
- » Fiction, non-fiction, plays, biographies, tall tales, poetry, newspapers, literary magazines
- » Literature discussions about character development, predicting outcome, finding personal connections
- » Skim & scan
- » Conflicts, moral & ethical
- » Book reviews
- » Reports
- » Poetry, letters
- » Writer's Workshop
- » Memoirs, recipes, writer's notebooks
- » Multiple paragraphs
- » Research & organization techniques
- » Writing independently
- » Six Traits Writing
Language
- » Grammar
- · Parts of speech
- · Quotations
- » Spelling
- · Words gathered from other subjects
- » Vocabulary
- · Vocabulary from reading, math, science, & social studies
- » Oral Reports
- » Poetry recitation
- » Reading aloud (novels)
- » Literature discussions
- » Class play
Library
- » California Missions
- » Gold Rush research
- » Introduction to advanced research skills
- » Evaluating sources of information
- » Note taking, paraphrasing, copyrights
- » Book parts: bibliographies, notes
- » Atlases
- » Mor e dictionaries & encyclopedias
- » Newberry awards
- » Literature enrichment through listening
- » Using the online catalog
Mathematics
Operations- » Review of multiplication, division
- » Long division, single-digit divisors
- » Double-digit multiplication
- » Reading numbers to the billions place
- » Tenths, hundredths, and thousandths in decimals and fractions
- » Using parentheses
- » Mental math
- » Mean, median and mode
- » Organizing and displaying data in graphs
- » Constructing triangles, hexagons, and circles with compass
- » Points, line segments, lines, rays
- » Identifying parallelograms: convex and concave
- » Dyna Math Magazine
- » SRA Math Lab
- » Marcy Cook Tile Math
Music
- » Two-part singing
- » Build on rhythmic dexterity
- » Expand ear training
- » Understand musical notation
- » Learn 3-string dulcimer, pan flutes
- » Learn music from other cultures
- » Learn about historical periods in music
- » Identify orchestral & multicultural instruments
- » Learn syncopation
- » Write rhythmic notation and take rhythmic dictation
- » Play pentatonic, diatonic patterns on Orff instruments independently and in groups using two-hand crossover patterns
- » Build vocabulary of musical terms
Outdoor Education
Trip
- » Point Reyes
- » Kistler Ranch
- » Packing gear
- » Pitching tents
- » Tide-pooling
- » Horseback riding
- » Canoeing
- » Hiking
- » Gold panning
- » Calf lassoing
- » Games
- » Cooking
- » Cleaning
- » Skits
Reflection
- » Journaling
- » Plant & coastal animal identification
- » Miwok Indians
- » Skits using vocabulary
Physical Education
- » Fitness activities
- » Modified sports-related games: Ultimate Ball, 4-way soccer, zone football
- » Sportsmanship
- » Folk dance: Virginia Reel, Tarantella, La Cucaracha
- » Cooperative play: simple game strategies
Science
Process/Skills
- » The Scientific Method
- » Summarizing data in tables & diagrams
- » History of science
- » Coastal ecology
- » Marine mammals
- » Desert ecology
- » Sex education
Earth Science
- » California landforms
- » Weather & water
- » Natural resources & energy
- » Basic chemistry
- » Astronomy: relative position, forces, & motion
Self-Science
- » Self-awareness
- » Goals, strengths, weaknesses
- » Changing self
- » Changing friends
- » Groups, friendship
- » Self-care/health
- » Celebrating diversity
Social Studies
Topics
- » State geography
- » California Indians
- » California explorers
- » Missions: Spanish colonization, mission life, presidios and pueblos
- » Rancho period: land grants, daily life
- » Gold rush: Sutter's Fort, Donner Party, Mexican War, mining methods, statehood
Skills/Process
- » Research
- » Debates
- » Multimedia presentations
Spanish
- » Numbers 1-200
- » Plurals of nouns
- » Months & seasons
- » Gender of nouns
- » Definite articles
- » Using numbers in simple operations
- » Commands & expressions
- » Possessive adjectives
- » Diminutives
- » Meal-time
- » The weather
- » Direction words
- » Write & perform skits
- » Likes & dislikes
- » Hispanic holidays & special dates
Technology
- » Building multimedia fluency
- » Publishing skills
- » Integration with language arts, social studiesyyy
- » Develop fluency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, Appleworks, Internet research