Fourth Grade

Meet our teacher, Mrs. Robinson!

This year, our fourth grade class will be studying the following A-Beka curriculum:

Language Arts:
Reading and Literature:
Oral reading
Reading comprehension
Speed reading
Vocabulary building

Penmanship:
Review of cursive writing formation through skill practice, word games, original composition, and sentence dictation

Spelling and Poetry
Weekly word lists based on phonics and spelling rules, challenging words, and vocabulary
Reinforcement activities
Six poems committed to memory

Language: Writing Process
Sentence structure, Kinds of sentences
Punctuation
Capitalization facts
Abbreviations
Possessive words
Letters-business, friendly, post cards, thank-you notes
Gathering information
Writing with details
Writing an encyclopedia report
Writing book reports
Creative writing
Dictionary skills

Language: Grammar
Recognizing and using all eight parts of speech
Diagraming verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs
Correctly using troublesome words

 

History and Geography

Map study	The French and Indian War
State history for six weeks	The American War for Independence
Eight documents memorized	Building a New Nation
The Years of Discovery	Our Nation Grows
The Years of Conquest	The Civil War
The First Americans	New Frontiers
The English Come to America	An Age of Progress
The New England Colonies	Beyond Our Boundaries
The Middle and Southern Colonies	The World Wars
A Picture of Colonial Life	Time for Freedom and Responsibility
The Great Awakening

 

Science:
Plants
Plants: Provision for Man and Beast

Animals
Insects: Miniature Marvels of Creation
Birds: Winged Wonders

Matter
Matter: Water, Air, and Weather

Energy
Energy: Sound and Hearing

Earth and Space Geology:
Planet Earth Oceanography: Wonders of the Sea

Astronomy: Consider the Heavens

 

Health:
Physical Fitness
Your Body Framework
The Muscle Builder
Your Breathing Machine

Personal Hygiene
A Winning Smile
Your Body Cover
Keys to Good Grooming

Interpersonal Relationships
A Healthier You

 

Arithmetic
Place value of whole numbers and decimals
Mastery of fundamental operations
Story problems
Estimating answers
English and metric measures
Converting measures within the same system and solving measurement equations
Roman numerals
Addition, subtraction, and multiplication involving fractions
Estimation
Averaging
Factoring
Divisibility rules
Introduction to decimals
Making change
Reading a thermometer
Solving equations using addition and subtraction axioms
Graphs and scale drawing
Basic geometric shapes
Perimeter and area
Using an English and metric ruler
Time lapse

 

Bible:
This year, our fourth grade will be using the following ACSI Bible curriculum:
Christ and His Word