Fourth Grade Nine Week Plans 2014-2015
Third Nine Weeks
English: Oral Language
The student will use effective oral communication skills in a variety of settings. (SOL
4.1)
h. Demonstrate the ability to work independently.
The student will make and listen to oral presentations and reports. (SOL 4.2)
a. Use subject-related information and vocabulary.
The student will learn how media messages are constructed and for what purposes. (SOL
4.3)
a. Differentiate between auditory, visual, and written media messages.
b. Identify the characteristics of various media messages.
Reading:
The student will expand vocabulary when reading. (SOL 4.4)
e. Use vocabulary from other content areas.
The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts, narrative
nonfiction texts, and poetry. (SOL 4.5)
a. Explain the author’s purpose.
j. Identify cause and effect relationships.
k. Use reading strategies throughout the reading process to monitor comprehension.
The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts. . (SOL 4.6)
c. Explain the author’s purpose.
g. Distinguish between cause and effect.
k. Use reading strategies throughout the reading process to monitor comprehension.
Writing :
The student will write cohesively for a variety of purposes. (SOL 4.7)
a. Identify intended audience.
c. Use a variety of pre-writing strategies.
h. Use transition words for sentence variety.
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)
b. Include prepositional phrases.
g. Use correct spelling for frequently used words, including common homophones.
h. Use singular possessives.
Math:
Fractions (SOL 4.5 a, b, d) The student will
a) determine common multiples and factors, including least common multiple
and greatest common factor; b) add and subtract fractions having like and unlike denominators that are
limited to 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12, and simplify the resulting fractions, using common multiples and
factors;
d) solve single-step and multistep practical problems involving addition and subtraction
with fractions and with decimals.
Fractions (SOL 4.2) The student will
a) compare and order fractions and mixed numbers;
b) represent equivalent fractions; and
c) identify the division statement that represents a fraction.
Decimals (SOL 4.3) The student will
a) read, write, represent, and identify decimals expressed through thousandths;
b) round decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth, and hundredth;
c) compare and order decimals; and
d) given a model, write the decimal and fraction equivalents.
Decimals (SOL 4.5c) The student will
c) add and subtract with decimals.
Social Studies:
Birth of a New Nation (cont’d) (SOLs VS 5b,c; VS 6a,b) The student will:
1. Explain how different groups of people in Virginia felt about the Revolution and why
they may have felt that way. (VS.5b)
2. Describe the motivations of at least four famous Virginians during
the Revolution: What did they do? Why? (VS.5b)
3. Explain why at least two specific Virginia military engagements during the Revolution
were significant. (VS.5c)
4. Describe what prominent Virginians did to help the new, young, United States of
America, and explain why they might have taken the action they did. (VS.6a,b)
Roles of Geography in National Development (SOLs VS 7a-c) The student will:
1. Explain the connection between geographic features and climate and the economic
development of the people in a particular geographic area. (VS.7a)
2. Explain how the resources and location of Virginia determined what side it chose in
the Civil War, and caused so much of the fighting to take place within its borders.
(VS.7b)
3. List and describe what roles different groups and people of Virginia played during the
Civil War. (VS.7c)
Science:
Electricity and Magnetism (SOL 4.3)
The student will investigate and understand the characteristics of electricity. Key
concepts include
a) conductors and insulators;
b) basic circuits;
c) static electricity;
d) the ability of electrical energy to be transformed into light and motion, and to produce
heat;
e) simple electromagnets and magnetism; and
f) historical contributions in understanding electricity.
Ecosystems (SOL 4.5)
The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals, including
humans, in an ecosystem interact with one another and with the nonliving components in
the ecosystem. Key concepts include
a) plant and animal adaptations;
b) organization of populations, communities, and ecosystems and how they interrelate; c) flow of
energy through food webs;
d) habitats and niches;
e) changes in an organism’s niche at various stages in its life cycle; and
f) influences of human activity on ecosystems.