Fourth Grade
Bible (Positive Action for Christ)
Life of Christ
Discipleship – Biblical Characteristics
Life of Paul
Weekly Bible Verse Memorization
Reading (Foundations and Frameworks)
Individually read 10-12 books (fiction and
non-fiction)
Skills:
Sequence of Events
Character
Main Idea & Supporting Details
Cause & Effect
Character
Plot/Theme
Setting
Drawing Conclusions
Compare/Contrast
Problem Solving
Vocabulary development
Math (Houghton Mifflin)
Addition/Subtraction Review
Master Multiplication/Division Facts
Multi-Digit Multiplication/Division
Addition/Subtraction of Larger Numbers
Place Value of Larger Numbers
Fractions/Decimals
Geometry Introduction
Writing (Handwriting without Tears)
Print and Cursive connections with proper
vertical curved strokes with neat
ascending and descending loops
Conventions of Standard English (print
capital and lowercase, demonstrate
written command of appropriate size)
Sentence Writing Conventions
(capitalization, clearly defined spacing,
ending punctuation, commas, and
quotation marks)
Paragraph writing (5-6 sentence
paragraphs, date, margins, greeting,
body, closing, signature, etc.)
English (Shurley English)
8 Parts of Speech
Introduction to Prepositions
Paragraph Writing
Letter Writing
Reports
Spelling (ACSI)
Long and short vowels, schwa a / o,
diphthongs and digraphs, compound
words, contractions, plurals,
homophones/homographs, r-controlled
vowels, hard and soft /c/ and /g/, prefixes
and suffixes
Science (ACSI)
Life Science: ecosystems, plants
Energy
Earth Science
Space Science
Human Body
History (ABeka)
Illinois Notebook
Explorers
Great Awakening
States, Capitals, and Geography
French and Indian War
Specials
Art (45 min. every other week)
Music (40 min. 2x/week)
Band (optional)
P.E. (40 min. 2x/week)
Library (30 min. 1x/week)
Technology (30 min, 2x/week)
Field Trips for 2015-16:
Holocaust Museum
Mathemagic performance
Creation presentation (Ken Hamm)
Kane County Cougars (reading incentive)
CityServe
Revised, May 19, 2016