4th Grade Curriculum Night
Mathematics
operations and algebraic thinking:
using equations with variables to solve multi-step word problems, number patterns,
factors and multiples
numbers and operations:
multiplication, division, place value, rounding
fractions:
equivalency, comparing, adding, subtracting, mixed numbers, improper fractions,
multiplying fractions by whole numbers, decimals (tenths and hundredths)
measurement and data:
customary and metric systems, area and perimeter, using line plots to record
measurement data
geometry: polygons, angle measurement, types of lines, symmetry
Reading
90 Minute Uninterrupted Reading Block
Shared Reading (Teacher Directed Reading Skills and Strategies)
Guided Reading (Teacher supported Reading)
Independent Reading
Fluency, vocabulary, word study
*Reading Literature Text
*Reading Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
Power Hour
1 hour of intervention time
● 30 minutes of reading
○ SOAR (small group reading)
● 30 minutes of math
○ revisiting skills and strategies
○ targeting gaps in individual learning
Writing
Students will work on three types of writing
during the year: narrative, informative, and
persuasive.
Your child’s grade in Language Arts has a
writing component: writing content and
writing conventions (spelling, punctuation,
and grammar).
Science & Social Studies
Social Studies:
NC government
NC history & resources
Social and economic change over time
Science:
Rocks and fossils
Adaptations
Magnets & Electricity
Light
Phases of the Moon
Homework
Assignments can include:
● Daily reading
● Math assignments that are related to work in class
● Longer-term projects as assigned by your child’s teacher.
● Other work as directed by the teacher.
Please sign your child’s planner daily.
Questions?
(‘Raleigh Trip’ is the next slide!)
Raleigh Trip
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November 6th
Typical price~ around $80.00
This trip is all day long!
To go to Raleigh is a privilege.
We will see…
○ NC State Capitol Building & Legislative Building
○ NC Museum of History
○ NC Museum of Natural Sciences