UPPER PERKIOMEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Curriculum Map
Fourth Grade Language Arts
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Theme 1: Journeys
Theme 2: American Stories
Theme 3: That’s Amazing
Theme 4: Problem-solvers
Theme 5: Heroes
Theme 6: Nature
Word Work
Spelling/Phonics: short and
long vowel sounds and
homophones
Structural Analysis: read and
identify base words er, est;
form new words by adding
suffixes ly, y; syllabication;
word roots-tele, rupt
Vocabulary: identify multiple
meanings of words
Word Work
Spelling/Phonics: spelling
words with ou and au sound;
long oo, short oo, ir, ar , or,
ur ,voor
Structural Analysis: contractions and roots
Vocabulary: antonyms; context clues; words with multiple
meanings
Selection lists
Word Work
Spelling/Phonics: Compound Words; words ending
with er, le, el, ed, ing
Structural Analysis: Compound Words; Suffixesable; consonant digraphs
Vocabulary: context clues to
select synonym; pronunciation key; syllabication
Selection lists
Word Work
 Spelling/Phonics: prefixes and suffixes; changing final y to i ;VCV pattern
Structural Analysis: read syllable
with vowel diphthongs and prefixes
and suffixes; final y to i; two sounds
of g; VCV pattern; two sounds of c
Vocabulary: prefixes and context
clues to find meaning; prefixes re-,
un-, dis-; homophones; word histories
Selection lists
Word Work
Spelling/Phonics: 3 syllable
words; words with silent consonants
Structural Analysis: 3 syllable
words; suffixes –less, -ness,ion; roots– graph, tract
Vocabulary: multiple meaning
words; analogies; identify part
of speech-noun, verb, adjective, adverb
Selection lists
Comprehension
 Story Structure
 Author’s viewpoint
 Finding details
 Story Map
Comprehension
 Sequence of Events
 Making Inferences
 Making Generalizations
 Categorizing and classifying
Comprehension
 Noting Details
 Compare and Contrast
Fantasy and Realism
Word Work
Spelling/Phonics: words with
k, ng, and kw(qu) sounds;
final long e sound; final j or s
sounds
Structural Analysis: suffix—
ible; prefixes re-, mis-, ex-;
pre-, con-, com-VCCV pattern
Vocabulary: inflected formss,es,ed, ing, er, est; word
families; words with suffixesful,-less,-ly; words with positive connotations;
Selection lists
Comprehension
 Predicting Outcomes
 Problem-solving
 Drawing Conclusions
Story Structure
Comprehension
 Cause and Effect
 Making Judgments
 Fact and Opinion
Comprehension
 Following Directions
 Making Inferences
 Topic, Main Idea, Supporting
Details
Writing/Grammar
 Personal Narrative
 Writing Process
 Types of Sentences
 Sentence Variety: Compound
 Subject and predicate
 Paragraphs: topic sentence,
details, conclusion
Writing/Grammar
 Write a Story
 Writing Process
 Sentence variety: Run-on sentences
 Parts of Speech
Nouns
Proper and Common
Possessive
Singular and Plural
Nouns in a series
Writing/Grammar
 Persuasive Writing
 Writing Process
 Sentence Variety: combining sentences with main and
helping verbs; dialogue;
paraphrasing
 Parts of Speech
Action Verbs
Main & Helping Verbs
Verb Tenses: Present,
Past, Future
Writing/Grammar
 Research Report
 Writing Process
 Parts of Speech
Pronouns
Subject
Object
Singular and Plural
Possessive
Sentence Variety: combining subject
pronouns
Writing/Grammar
 Paragraph Writing, Journal
Writing, Summarizing
(ongoing)
 Writing Process
 Parts of Speech
Adverbs
Comparative Adverbs
Prepositions
Begin Theme 2:
American Stories
(see November)
Writing/Grammar
 Persuasive Writing
 Writing Process
 Figurative Language/Poetry
Interpretation
 Parts of Speech
Irregular verbs
Adjectives/Comparative Adj.
Sentence Variety : Introductory Phrases
April
May June
Begin Theme 5: Heroes
(see April)
Core Text/Materials: Houghton Mifflin Anthology, Practice Book, Trade Books, Journals, Websites, Independent Reading, Supplementary Readers, Nonfiction Periodicals, Dictionary/Thesaurus