Welcome to the
Fourth Grade Teachers’ Toolbox
• Get a sticky note and a
pen.
• Share examples of how
you ALREADY help your
fourth grader.
Welcome to the
Fourth Grade Teachers’ Toolbox
Bethany Comstock
Teta Lewis James Rash
Jennifer Wilson Charlotte Schulte
This is Why You’re Here…
An over view of the 1st Nine
Weeks
 How can you help your child be
successful this year?
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What is Already in Your Toolbox…
Share Your Good Ideas!
What is STEM?
STEM is…
An interdisciplinary approach to
Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math coupled with real-world learning
opportunities that develop creativity,
problem solving, communication, and
critical thinking.
What is STEM?
STEM is…
An interdisciplinary approach to
Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math coupled with real-world learning
opportunities that develop creativity,
problem solving, communication, and
critical thinking.
This is How We Assess…
Multiple Choice
 Matching
 Essays
 Projects
 Extended Response
 Authentic
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This is How You Can Help…
Multiple Choice
• Key Words
• Elimination
• Prove It
Multiple Choice Example…
Find the difference: 180-94
a. 180
b. 274
c. 114
d. 86
Matching Example…
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___Wind Vane
___Anemometer
___Thermometer
___Rain Gauge
a. Measures speed of wind
b. Shows direction of wind
c. Measure the amount of
rain fall
d. Measure the temperature
of the air
This is How You Can Help…
Matching
•Elimination
•Memory Game
This is How You Can Help…
Essay
• What’s Important
• What’s Your Format
Essay Example…
Water Cycle Paragraph
Write a well-developed paragraph about the
Water Cycle. You should include a definition of the
Water Cycle and details about each stage that we have
studied. Your paragraph should include at least five
sentences.
Remember to ask yourself these questions:
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Have I indented?
Does my paragraph begin with a topic sentence?
Have I included capital letters and ending
punctuation?
Do all my sentences begin the same way?
Are my sentences different lengths?
Essay Example…
Topic Sentence 
Indent 
The water cycle provides the world with water. The
first stage in the water cycle is evaporation.
Evaporation is when liquid is taken from the earth and
sent to the clouds as gas or vapor. The second stage is
called condensation. Condensation is when the gas or
vapor in the clouds get cold and heavy until the cloud
can’t hold the condensation anymore. Which brings
us to our next stage, precipitation. Precipitation is
when the gas or vapor in the clouds turn to a liquid
and fall from the sky. Our last stage in the water
cycle is accumulation. Accumulation is when the
precipitation on the ground runs down to a body of
water and then the cycle starts all over again.
This is How You Can Help…
Projects
• Begin with the “End”
• Providing Resources
Project Example…
This is How You Can Help…
Extended Response
• Ask Open-Ended Questions
• Complete sentences
• Prove It
• Example: Opal likes Naomi
Extended Response
Example…
Do you think that it was okay for
Peter to lie to his dad about the superduper omelet? Why or why not?
Yes
I think that it was okay for
Peter to lie to his dad about
the super-duper omelet
because….
No
I don’t think that it was
okay for Peter to lie to his
dad about the super-duper
omelet because….
This is How You Can Help…
Authentic
• Real World
• Connections
Authentic Examples…
How much time elapsed while we
were at recess?
Why is it important for Michael
Phelps to know how to read
decimals?
This is How You Can Help…
Homework
• Check agenda each night
• Check their work, but don’t do it for
them
•Should take no longer than 40 minutes
• Let your child’s teacher know if
something is unclear or your child is
struggling with an assignment
This is How You Can Help…
Communication
This is How You Can Help…
Technology
Teacher
Webpage
http://midway.anderson5.net/
Click on Classroom Pages
Then find your teachers name
Websites to help at home
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www.funbrain.com –activities and games across subjects and
different levels
www.scfriendlystandards.org –explains what your child will be
learning
www.ixl.com- math
www.khanacademy.org – lessons to help with parts of the SC
curriculum
www.prepdog.com – helps with test preparation
www.brainpop.com – look for the logins on newsletters
http://odyssey.anderson5.net -Once the login page has
loaded, simply log in using the same user name and password
that they use at school.
www.pinterest.com – all sorts of strategies and activities to
help your child!
EnVision Math Textbook**
Home Activity- MATH IS FUN!
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FUN, EASY, CHEAP (Cheerios are buy
one get one free at Publix)
Use any type of dried food (cereal,
beans, candy, etc) that can be made
into groups.
– Division
– Multiplication
– Fractions/Probability
Barrier Island Field Trip
November 25-26
Total: $150
1st Payment ($75): September 17
2nd Payment ($75): October 15
This is How You Can Help…
Feedback
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