Fourth Grade
Mrs. Foltz
Ms. Krier
Curriculum
Reading 
Text: Treasures. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2011
Primary Units: characters; plot; setting; theme; genres; novels; short stories; poetry; plays; biographies; non-fiction
Skills taught: comprehension skills; inferencing; analyzing; summarizing; cause and effect; sequencing; predicting; listening skills (read aloud); vocabulary development
Teaching methods and resources used: novels; class discussion; computer resources; art projects; charts; maps; peer tutoring; writing projects; Accelerated Reader Program; paraphrasing; topic sentences; research; compare/contrast; using resource materials; genres of literature; simile; metaphor; synonym; antonym; homophone; compound and complex sentences; prefixes; suffixes; connotation; figurative language; voice and speech techniques; speaking before a class; indenting.
Language Arts
Text: Treasures. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Primary Units: capitalization; punctuation; kinds of sentences; parts of speech; working with sentence structure; noun and pronoun usage; adjective and adverb usage; verb usage (action and linking); conjunction usage; vocabulary; the writing process; literary elements; proofreading/editing; study skills; creative thinking; taking notes; paragraphs; literature journals; personal narrative; writing to inform; descriptive writing; narrative; personal letter; e-mail message; business letter; essays
Skills taught: paraphrasing; topic sentences; research; compare/contrast; using resource materials; genres of literature; simile; metaphor; synonym; antonym; homophone; compound and complex sentences; prefixes; suffixes; figurative language; voice and speech techniques; speaking before a class; indenting.
Teaching methods and resources used: Peer conferences; class discussion; computer resources; Daily Language Review; novels; teacher-generated materials; short stories; lecture.
Spelling
Text: Treasures. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company and Phonetic Connections Benchmark Education Company 2011
Primary Units: Vowel Diagraphs; Syllable patterns; Vowel patterns; Endings; Suffices; Prefixes; Greek origins; Long/Short Vowels; Blends/Digraphs
Skills taught: word sorts; word meaning; word structure
Teaching methods and resources used: Stories; Promethean Board; sort cards; spelling journals; anchor charts.
Mathematics
Text: Scott Foresman Addison Wesley Mathematics
Primary units: Place value; Adding and subtracting whole numbers and money; Multiplication and division facts; Using data and probability; Time and measurement; Double digit multiplication; Long division; Fractions; Decimals; Geometry
Skills taught: Reasoning; problem solving skills; steps and procedures; algebra concepts
Teaching methods and resources used: lecture; guided practice; independent practice; manipulatives; peer tutoring; games; teacher generated worksheets; teacher generated tests; overhead; dice; cards; dry erase boards; flash cards; songs; Sudoku puzzles
Social Studies
Text: States & Regions. Harcourt Social Studies Student Edition, 2007
Primary units: Map skills; Geographic terms; United States geography; Arkansas geography and state facts; African-American History; Civics; Government; Regions of the United States.
Skills taught: current events; map making; reading charts and graphs; examining cause and effect; classification; decision making; predicting outcome; time lines; use of resource materials; logic; elections; citizenship; leadership; outlining; research projects.
Teaching methods and resources used: class discussion; lecture; group projects; peer tutoring; guest speakers; field trips; art projects bulletin boards; study projects; maps; atlases; time lines; computer resources; games; teacher generated materials; library research; supplementary texts; oral presentations; geography bee; supplementary videos; teacher-made video notes; tests and quizzes.
Science
Text: MacMillan McGraw Hill Science 2005
Primary Units: Life Science: The World of Living Things; Life Science: Animals as Living Things; Earth Science: Earth and Beyond; Earth Science: Weather; Physical Science: Matter; Physical Science: Energy; Earth and Space; Life Science
Skills taught: scientific process; interpreting data; observing; recognizing relationships; predicting outcomes; cooperative learning; classifying information; use of resource materials; identifying cause and effects.
Teaching methods and resources used: lecture; experiments; class discussion; projects; peer tutoring; science activities; field trips; guest speakers; videos; games; research; teacher generated tests; quizzes; chart/graphs; computer resources; supplementary text worksheets.
Religion
Text: Faith First Legacy Edition RCL Benziger 2010.
Primary units: Liturgical seasons; 10 Commandments; Sacraments; Scripture Study
