Fourth Grade Nine Week Plans 2014-2015
First Nine Weeks
English: Oral Language
The student will use effective communication skills in a variety of settings. (SOL 4.1)
a. Present accurate directions to individuals and small groups.
b. Contribute to group discussions across content areas.
c. Seek ideas and opinions of others.
f. Communicate new ideas to others.
h. Demonstrate the ability to work independently.
Reading:
The student will expand vocabulary when reading. (SOL 4.4)
a. Use context to clarify meanings of unfamiliar words.
c. Use word-reference materials, including the glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus.
The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts, narrative
nonfiction texts, and poetry. (SOL 4.5)
e. Identify the problem and solution.
f. Describe the relationship between text and previously read materials.
i. Make, confirm, or revise predictions.
l. Read with fluency and accuracy.
The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.(SOL 4.6)
b. Formulate questions that might be answered in the selection.
h. Distinguish between fact and opinion.
i. Use prior knowledge and build additional background knowledge as context for new
learning.
l. Read with fluency and accuracy.
Writing:
The student will write cohesively for a variety of purposes.(SOL 4.7)
a. Identify the intended audience.
b. Focus on one aspect of a topic.
c. Use a variety of pre-writing strategies.
j. Revise writing for clarity of content using specific vocabulary and information.
The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, spelling, punctuation,
sentence structure, and paragraphing. (SOL 4.8)
a. Use subject-verb agreement.
d. Use noun-pronoun agreement.
g. Use correct spelling for frequently used words, including common homophones.
Math:
Place Value (SOL 4.1) The student will
a) identify orally and in writing the place value for each digit in a whole number
expressed through millions;
b) compare two whole numbers expressed through millions using symbols (>, <, or =);
c) round whole numbers expressed through millions to the nearest thousand, ten
thousand, and hundred thousand.
Add & Subtract Whole Numbers (SOL 4.4) The student will
a) estimate sums, differences, …;
b) add, subtract, and multiply whole numbers; d) solve single-step and multistep addition, subtractions,
…problems with whole
numbers.
Functions (SOL 4.15) The student will recognize, create, and extend numerical and
geometric patterns.
Equality (SOL 4.16) The student will
a) recognize and demonstrate the meaning of equality in an equation; and
b) investigate and describe the associative property for addition and multiplication.
Social Studies:
Virginia: The Location & the Land (SOLs VS 2a-g; VS 3a,-g) The student will:
1. Explain how Virginia’s location in North America determines what geographic
features it has. (VS.2a,c)
2. Explain how geographic features work to define and determine Virginia’s five
regions. (VS.2b)
3. Explain how the regions people live in determine the way they live—especially in
relation to Virginia Indians. (VS.2d,e,g; VS.3f)
4. Explain the economic and political reasons for the founding of the Virginia Colony.
(VS.3a,b)
5. List and describe the effects of the English colonization of Virginia. (VS.3c,d,e,g)
6. Describe how historians and scientists know what they now do about the early
Jamestown Colony. (VS.2f)
Life in the Virginia Colony (SOL VS 4b) The student will:
1. Explain how cultural beliefs affected the way Indians, Europeans, and Africans
interacted in the Virginia Colony.
Science:
Scientific Investigation (SOL 4.1)
The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning,
logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting
investigations in which
a) distinctions are made among observations, conclusions, inferences, and predictions;
b) objects or events are classified and arranged according to characteristics or properties;
c) appropriate instruments are selected and used to measure length, mass, volume, and
temperature in metric units;
d) appropriate instruments are selected and used to measure elapsed time;
e) predictions and inferences are made, and conclusions are drawn based on data from a
variety of sources;
f) independent and dependent variables are identified;
g) constants in an experimental situation are identified;
h) hypotheses are developed as cause and effect relationships;
i) data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and displayed using bar and basic line graphs;
j) numerical data that are contradictory or unusual in experimental results are recognized;
k) data are communicated with simple graphs, pictures, written statements, and numbers;
l) models are constructed to clarify explanations, demonstrate relationships, and solve
needs; and
m) current applications are used to reinforce science concepts.
VA Natural Resources (SOL 4.9)
4.9 The student will investigate and understand important Virginia natural resources. Key
concepts include
a) watersheds and water resources;
b) animals and plants;
c) minerals, rocks, ores, and energy sources; and d) forests, soil, and land.
Solar System (SOL 4.7, 4.8)
The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar
system. Key concepts include:
a) the planets in the solar system;
b) the order of the planets in the solar system; and
c) the relative sizes of the planets.