First Semester
ELA Common Core Standards
Reading Literature
• 4.RL.3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific
details in the text (e.g., a character’s
thoughts, words, or actions).
Reading Literature
• 4.RL.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and
when drawing inferences from the text.
• 4.RL.2. Determine a theme of story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
• 4.RL.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those
that allude to significant characters
found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
• 4.RL.6. Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated,
including the difference between first- and
third-person narrations.
• 4.RL.7. Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation
of the text, identifying where each
version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
First Semester
ELA Common Core Standards
Reading Informational Text
• 4.RI.5. Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect,
problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or
information in a text or part of a text.
• 4.RI.1. (a)Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says
explicitly and when drawing inferences from the
text.
• 4.RI.1. (b)Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says
explicitly and when drawing inferences from the
text.
• 4.RI.3. (a) Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or
technical text, including what happened and why,
based on specific information in the text.
• 4.RI.3. (b) Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or
technical text, including what happened and why,
based on specific information in the text.
• 4.RI.6. Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or
topic; describe the differences in focus and the
information provided.
First Semester
ELA Common Core Standards
Language
• 4.L.1a. Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs
(where, when, why).
• 4.L.1b. Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking)
verb tenses.
• 4.L.1d. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a
small red bag rather than a red small bag).
• 4.L.1f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments
and run-ons.*
• 4.L.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
• 4.L.2a. Use correct capitalization.
First Semester
ELA Common Core Standards
Writing
• 4.W.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective
technique, descriptive details, and clear event
sequences.
• 4.W.3a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event sequence that
unfolds naturally.
• 4.W.3b. Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the
responses of characters to situations.
• 4.W.3c. Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of
events.
• 4.W.3d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and
events precisely.
• 4.W.3e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
First Semester
ELA Common Core Standards
Speaking & Listening
• 4.SL.1c. Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and
make comments that contribute to the
discussion and link to the remarks of others.
• 4.SL.1d. Review the key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding
in light of the discussion.
• 4.L.1c. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions.
• 4.L.1e. Form and use prepositional phrases.
First Semester
MATH Common Core Standards
Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
• 4.NBT.1 Recognize that in a multi-digit whole, a digit in one place represents ten times
what it represents in the place to its right.
• 4.NBT.2 Place Value with different forms (expanded, written, and standard)
• 4.NBT.3 Use place value to round multi-digit whole numbers to any place.
• 4.NBT.4 Adding and subtracting whole numbers
• 4.NBT.5 Multiplying whole number up to four digits by one digit
• 4.NBT.6 Finding whole number quotients with remainder up to four digit by one digit
• 4.OA.4 Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100.
• 4.OA.5 Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule.
First Semester
MATH Common Core Standards
Numbers and Operation-Fractions
• 4.NF.1 Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (nxa)/(nxb) by using visual
fraction models, with attention to how the
number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same
size.
• 4.NF.2 Compare two visual models of fractions with different denominators and different
numerators
• 4.NF.3 Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b.
• 4.NF.4 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction
by a whole number
• 4.NF.5 Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with
denominator 100, and use this technique to add two
fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100
• 4.NF.6 Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100. For example,
rewrite 0.62 as 62/100; describe a length as
.62 meters; locate 0.62 on a number line diagram
• 4.NF.7 Compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size. Recognize
that comparisons are valid only when the two
decimals refer to the same whole.
First Semester
Science Essentials
Forces and Motion
4.P.1.2: Explain how electrically charged objects push or pull on other electrically charged
objects and produce motion.
4.P.3.1: Students know basic forms of energy: light, heat, sound, electrical, and energy of
motion. Students know that energy is transformed
from one form to another
4.P.3.2: Students know that light travels in a straight line. Students know that light can be
refracted, reflected, and/or absorbed
Earth in the Universe
4.E.1.1: Students know that the Earth rotates on an axis and that this rotation causes
day/night. This rotation occurs over a 24-hour period
4.E.1.2: Students know that the moon rotates and revolves around the Earth. The moon’s
appearance (phase) is determined by its position
relative to the Earth and the Sun. Students are familiar with the following phases of the
moon: New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last
Quarter
First Semester
Science Essentials
Matter: Properties and Change
4.P.2.1: Compare the physical properties of samples of matter (strength, hardness,
flexibility, ability to conduct heat, ability to conduct
electricity, ability to be attracted by magnets, reactions to water and fire)
4.P.2.2: Explain how minerals are identified using tests for the physical properties of
hardness, color, luster, cleavage, and streak
4.P.2.3: Classify rocks as metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous based on their
composition, how they are formed and the processes that
create them
First Semester
Social Studies Essentials
Conceptual Strand: History
Concepts: Change, Colonialism, Representation, Leadership, Symbols
Clarifying Objectives:
• 4. H.1.1 Summarize the change in cultures, everyday life and status of indigenous
American Indian groups in NC before and after European exploration.
• 4. H.1.2 Explain how and why North Carolina was established.
• 4. H.1.3 Explain how people, events and developments brought about changes to
communities in various regions of N.C.
• 4. H.1.4 Analyze North Carolina’s role in major conflicts and wars from the Pre-colonial
period through Reconstruction.
• 4. H.2.1 Explain why important buildings, statues, monuments, and place names are
associated with the state's history.
• 4. H.2.2 Explain the historical significance of North Carolina’s state symbols.
First Semester
Social Studies Essentials
Conceptual Strand: Geography and Environmental Literacy
Concepts: Change, Transportation, Population, Communication, Natural Resources
Clarifying Objectives:
• 4. G.1.1 Summarize changes that have occurred in North Carolina since statehood
(population growth, transportation, communication, landscape).
• 4. G.1.2 Explain the impact that human activity has on the availability of natural
resources in North Carolina.
• 4. G.1.3 Exemplify the interactions of various peoples, places and cultures in terms of
adaptation and modification of the environment.
• 4. G.1.4 Explain the impact of technology (communication, transportation, inventions,
etc.) on North Carolina’s citizens, past and present.
Conceptual Strand: Culture
Concepts: Citizenship, Culture, Diversity, Values and Beliefs
Clarifying Objectives:
• 4. C.1.1 Explain how the settlement of people from various cultures affected the
development of regions in North Carolina (languages, foods, and traditions).
• 4. C.1.2 Explain how the artistic expression of various groups represents the cultural
heritage of North Carolina.