Fourth Grade Curriculum:

      Fourth grade is an exciting, yet transitional year, in which students learn to apply the basic skills honed in primary grades. Our curriculum includes integrated and creative lesson plans with rubric based assessments for students and teachers. We believe every student should be provided and adequate opportunities to:

  • Engage in a variety of educational experiences

  • Think creatively and develop effective problem solving skills

  • Reach their fullest potential by becoming self-motivated learners

FOURTH GRADE'S CORE CURRICULUM

RELIGION

  • 10 Commandments

  • Beatitudes

LANGUAGE ARTS

Use the following reading strategies:

  • Inferences

  • Main Idea

  • Sequence

  • Author’s Viewpoint

  • Summarizing

  • Predicting Outcomes

  • Before, during ,and after reading activities

Self-selected Reading

  • Choose reading materials at an appropriate reading level

  • Innovative reports to assess comprehension

Writing:

  • Process writing for a variety of purposes

  • Use of graphic organizers

  • Editing to improve spelling, grammar, and mechanics

MATH

  • Show competency in computation of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

  • Use problem solving strategies

  • Use fractions to identify part of a whole

  • Compare and order fractions

  • Rename fractions and mixed numbers

  • Relate fractions and decimals

Students also engage in science, social studies, Spanish, computer, music, art, library health, and physical education