Fourth Grade Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Unit 1 – Think It Through
Date
August 24 October 2
Unit
Overview/
Objective
Week 1
ELA
Unit 1 - Think it Through
Writing/ Lang. Arts
In this unit, students will understand where
good ideas come from, how businesses can
help other people, and how people respond to
natural disasters. Also, students will
Standard- LACC.4.SL.1.1a, LACC.4.L.6,
LACC.4.RL.1.2, LACC.4.RL.4.10, LACC.4.RL.1.1,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.RL.2.5, LACC.4.RL.2.6,
LACC.4.L.3.4a, LACC.4.L.3.4c
SWBAT- identify instructional routines and
establish classroom procedures.
August 24
– 28th
Read Aloud: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Teaching Strategies-.START SMART Wonders
TS3-S28
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Teach classroom and school
procedures
Code of Conduct
Bus Video
Math
Module 1 and 3
Science
Social Studies
Force and Motion
Florida Studies Weekly
Students will understand how to
organize their writing with
purpose. Students will learn
patterns and strategies in spelling.
Students will learn how to
generalize place value
understanding for multi-digit
who numbers.
Students will learn about the
state of Florida and how the
constitution and its functions
effect the state that we live in.
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.2, LAFS.4.W.1.3
Standard- MAFS.4.NBT.1,
MAFS.4.NBT.2, MAFS.OA.1
Big Idea- 1, 2, 3 & 12
The Practice of Science; The
Characteristics of Scientific
Knowledge; The Role of
Theories, Laws, Hypotheses,
and Models; Motion of
Objects
Standard- SC.4.N.1.1,
SC.4.N.1.2
Spelling- Fry Words – List 1
Spelling Lesson: Spelling Suffixes ed and –ing patterns
SWBAT- Interpret multiplication
equation as a comparison;
recognize a digit represents 10
times the value of the digit to
the right; read and write multidigit numbers using base-ten
numerals, number names, and
expanded form; compare
numbers based on meanings of
the digits using <, >, or =.
Organization and Purpose
Wonders Writing Activities: BOY
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose – Put together writing
journals, etc. Narrative Beginnings
Grammar-End Punctuation – Using
correct end punctuation.
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
SWBAT-describe questions
scientists ask and explain
how scientists find answers
to questions; explain how to
use tools to do science and
describe how to do science
safely
SWBAT- Identify and be able to
recall the school-wide PBS
acronyms.
Teaching Strategies- PowerPoints
and activities on the acronyms:
Walk
Bus
Lunch
Flush
Step
Resources - Ch 1, Lesson 1
& 2; AIMS activities
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 1 Lesson 1 –
5
STAR Math Testing B.O.Y.
STAR Reading Testing B.O.Y.
Place Value Benchmark
Assessment 1 (SI)
Week 2
August 31
– Sept 4th
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.1b, LACC.4.SL.1.2,
LACC.4.RL.1..3, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.1.1,
LACC.4.RL.3.7, LACC.4.RL.4.10, LACC.4.L.3.5c,
SWBAT-Students will be able to make
predictions about reading and put events into
accurate sequence; understand synonyms and
use words in context.
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 1 Week 1 –
The Dragon Problem (T16) The Princess and the
Pizza (T25A), Tomas and His Sons (T25S)
Essential Question: Where do good ideas come
from?
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.2, LAFS.4.W.1.3
Standard- MAFS.4.NBT.2,
MAFS.4.NBT.3,
Spelling- Fry Words – List 2
Spelling Lesson: Spelling Patterns
–Long and short O
SWBAT- Find 1, 10, or 100
thousand more or less than a
given number; round multi-digit
numbers to the thousands place
using the vertical number line;
round multi-digit numbers to
any place on a vertical number
line; round using real world
applications
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Organization
Grammar: Sentences
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Strengthening
Narrative Beginnings
Standard- SC.4.N.1.3,
SC.4.N.1.4, SC.4.N.1.5,
SC.4.N.1.6, SC.4.N.1.7,
SC.4.N.1.8
SWBAT- describe different
scientific methods; explain
how scientists draw
conclusions
Resources – Ch 1, Lesson 3
& 4, AIMS activities
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.3.7, SS.4.A.6.3, SS.4.G.1.1
SWBAT-examine Florida’s state
symbols and their origins.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 1 –
Welcome to Florida Studies
Weekly, utilized in small groups.
Comprehension Strategy – Make Predictions
Comprehension Skill – Sequence
Genre – Fairy Tale
Vocabulary Strategy – Context Clues;
Synonyms
Vocabulary: brainstorm, flattened, frantically,
gracious, official, original, stale
Grammar-Proper and Common
Nouns – Capitalizing Proper Nouns
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 1 Lesson 6 10
Mid Module 1 Assessment
Comparing and Rounding
Numbers Benchmark 1 (SI)
Leveled Readers: (AL) Clever Puss, (OL) Jack
and the Extreme Stalk, (BL) Charming Ella
Week 3
No School
– Sept 8th.
Labor Day
Sept 8th –
Sept 4th
Novel Study – The Lemonade War
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.1b, LACC.4.SL.1.2,
LACC.4.RL.1..3, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.1.1,
LACC.4.RL.3.7, LACC.4.RL.4.10, LACC.4.L.3.5c,
SWBAT-Students will be able to make
predictions about reading and put events into
accurate sequence; understand synonyms and
use words in context.
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 1 Week 2 –
The Talent Show (T80) Experts Incorporated
(T89A), Speaking out to Stop Bullying (T89M)
Essential Question: How do your actions affect
others?
Comprehension Strategy – Make Predictions
Comprehension Skill – Problem and Solution
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Vocabulary Strategy – Idioms
Vocabulary: accountable, advise desperately,
hesitated, humiliated, inspirations, self-esteem,
uncomfortably
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.2, LAFS.4.W.1.2,
LAFS.4W.2.5,
Standard- MAFS.4.NBT.1,
MAFS.4.NBT.2, MAFS.4.NBT.4,
MAFS.OA.3
Spelling- Fry Words – List 3
Spelling Lesson: Spelling Patterns
–Spelling Strategies
SWBAT- Use place value
understanding to fluently add
multi-digit whole numbers using
the standard addition algorithm
and apply the algorithm to solve
word problems using tape
diagrams; Solve multi-step word
problems using the standard
addition algorithm modeled
with tape diagrams and assess
the reasonableness of answers
using rounding; Use place value
understanding to decompose to
smaller units up to 3 times using
the standard subtraction
algorithm, and apply the
algorithm to solve word
problems using tape diagrams;
Use place value understanding
to fluently decompose to
smaller units multiple times in
any place using the standard
subtraction algorithm, and apply
the algorithm to solve word
problems using tape diagrams
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Ideas
Grammar: Subject and Predicate
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Informational
Introduction: The Basics
Grammar-Punctuation–
Punctuation of Dialogue
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Leveled Readers: (AL) The Dream Team, (OL)
Rosa’s Garden, (BL) Saving Grasshopper
Novel Study – The Lemonade War
Novel Activity: Work on Lemonade War Lap
Book/project
Performance Task: Proposal for the Lemonade
Stand Fundraiser
Week 4
Standard-LACC.4.RI.1.1, LACC.4.SL.1.2,
LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RI.1.2, LACC.4.RI.3.7,
LACC.3.L.3.4b, LACC.4.RI.2.4, LACC.4.RF.3.3a,
LACC.4.RF.4.4a, LACC.4.RF.4.4b
SWBAT-Students will be able to build
background knowledge on invention, listen for
a purpose, identify characteristics of a
persuasive article, determine the main idea of a
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4W.2.4,
Spelling- Fry Words – List 4
Spelling Lesson: Wonders –
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Sentence Fluency
Grammar: Run on Sentneces
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 1 Lesson 1115
Standard- MAFS.4.NBT.1,
MAFS.4.NBT.2, MAFS.4.NBT.3,
MAFS.4.NBT.4, MAFS.OA.3
SWBAT- Solve two-step word
problems using the standard
subtraction algorithm fluently
modeled with tape diagrams
and assess the reasonableness
of answers using rounding;
Standard – SC.4.N.2.1,
SC4.N.3.1
SWBAT- know that science
is a study of the natural
world and describe some
types of models scientists
use.
Resources – Ch 1, Lesson 5;
AIMS activities
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.C.1.1, SS.4.C.2.2, SS.4.C.2.3,
SS.4.C.3.1, SS.4.C.3.2
SWBAT-define a constitution and
examine some examples from the
US Constitution; learn about
bicameral congress, three
branches of government, and the
system of checks and balances.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 2 – Three
Branches of Government, utilized
in small groups.
Standard- SC.4.P.12.1
SWBAT-understand that
objects move in different
ways and will recognize
what affects
Resources- Ch 6, Lesson 1;
AIMS activities
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.6.3, SS.4.C.2.1, SS.4.C.2.3,
SS.4.C.3.2
SWBAT-compare the state
government to the national
government and learn about
government functions and jobs
that make our way of life
Sept 14th –
18th
text and explain how it is supported by key
details.
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 1 Week 5 –
Dollars and Sense (T272) Kids in Business
(T281A), Starting a Successful Business (T281E)
Essential Question: How can starting a business
help others?
Comprehension Strategy – Reread
Comprehension Skill – Main Idea and Key
Details
Genre – Persuasive article
Vocabulary Strategy –Suffixes
Vocabulary: compassionate, enterprise,
exceptional, funds, innovative, process,
routine, undertaking
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Logical Progression
– The Basics
Grammar-Verbs– Regular and
Irregular verbs
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Solve additive compare word
problems modeled with tape
diagrams; Solve multi-step
word problems modeled with
tape diagrams and assess the
reasonableness of answers
using rounding; Create and
solve multi-step word problems
from given tape diagrams and
equations
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 3 –
Government Functions, utilized in
small groups.
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 1 Lesson 1619
End of Module 1 Assessment
Leveled Readers: (AL) Start Small, Think Big,
(OL) Start Small, Think Big, (BL) Start Small,
Think Big
Post Module 1 Assessment (SI)
Novel Study – The Lemonade War
Novel Activity: Work on Lemonade War Lap
Book/project
Week 5
Sept 21st –
25th
Progress
Reports
9/22
Standard-LACC.4.RI.3.7, LACC.4.RI.3.7,
LACC.4.SL.1.1d, LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6,
LACC.4.RI.1.1, LACC.4.RI.2.5, LACC.4.RI.4.10,
LACC.4.RI.2.4, LACC.4.L.3.4a
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1, LAFS.4.1.2
SWBAT-build background knowledge on
responding to natural disasters, review key
ideas expressed and explain their own ideas
and understanding in light of discussion, reread
difficult sections to increase understanding.
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Ideas
Grammar: Compound Sentences
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 1 Week 3 –
On the Rescue (T139) A World of Change
(T144), Earthquakes (T153A), Tornado (T153M)
Essential Question: How do people respond to
natural disasters?
Comprehension Strategy – Reread
Comprehension Skill – Compare and Contrast
Genre – Expository Text
Vocabulary Strategy –Context Clues/Multiple
Meaning Words
Vocabulary: alter, collapse, crisis, destruction,
hazard, severe, substantial, unpredictable
Leveled Readers: Changing Landscapes,
Begin Amazing Animals-Reading
Novel Study – Because of Winn Dixie
Novel Activity: Because of Winn Dixie Lapbook
Spelling- Fry Words – List 5
Spelling Lesson: Wonders –
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Logical Progression
– Improving Logical Progression
Grammar-Nouns– Apostrophes in
Possessives
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Standard- MAFS.OA.1,
MAFS.OA.2, MAFS.MD.3,
MAFS.NBT.1
SWBAT- investigate and use the
formulas for area and perimeter
of rectangles; You will solve
multiplicative comparison word
problems by applying the area
and perimeter formulas;
demonstrate understanding of
area and perimeter formulas by
solving multi-step real world
problems; You will interpret and
represent patterns when
multiplying by 10, 100, and
1,000 in arrays and numerically;
You will multiply multiples of 10,
100, and 1,000 by single digits
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 3 Lesson 1-5
Standard- SC.4.P.12.1
SWBAT-understand that
objects move in different
ways and will recognize
what affects
Resources - Ch 6, Lesson 1;
AIMS activities
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.2.1, SS.4.G.1.1, SS.4.G.1.2,
SS.4.G.1.3, SS.4.G.1.4
SWBAT-discuss Florida’s geology,
climate and sea levels. They will
also define the six great regions
of Florida.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 4 –
Florida’s Physical Features,
utilized in small groups.
Week 6
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.1, LACC.4.RI.1.2,
LACC.4.RI.1.3, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RI.1.1,
LACC.4.RI.2.5, LACC.4.RI.3.7, LACC.4.L.3.4a,
LACC.4.L.2.3c
SWBAT-build background knowledge on forces
and motion, pose and respond to specific
questions to clarify information, refer to details
and examples in a text when explaining and
drawing inferences.
Sept 28th –
October 2nd
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 1 Week 4 –
How Does it Work (T20) The Big Race (T208), EA
Crash Course in Forces and Motion(T217A)
Essential Question: How can science help you
understand how things work?
Comprehension Strategy – Reread
Comprehension Skill – Cause and Effect
Genre – Narrative Nonfiction
Vocabulary Strategy –Context
Clues/Definitions and Restatements
Vocabulary: accelerate, advantage, capabilities,
friction, gravity, identity, inquiry, thrilling
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.2, LAFS.4.W.1.1,
LAFS.4.W.1.2, LAFS.4.W.1.3
Standard- MAFS.OA.1,
MAFS.OA.2, MAFS.NBT.1,
MAFS.NBT.5
Spelling- Fry Words – List 6
Spelling Lesson: Wonders –
SWBAT- multiply two digit
multiples of 10 by two-digit
multiples of 10; use place value
disks to represent two-digit by
one-digit multiplication;
extend the use of place value
disks to represent three- and
four- digit by one-digit
multiplication; multiply threeand four-digit numbers by onedigit numbers applying the
standard algorithm; connect
the area model and the partial
products method to the
standard algorithm
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Organization
Grammar: Clauses and Complex
Sentences
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Conclusions – The
Basics
Grammar-Proper and Common
Nouns – Nouns – Common and
Proper
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Leveled Readers: George’s Giant Wheel
End of Module 1 Writing Task
Continue Amazing Animals-Reading
Novel Study – Because of Winn Dixie
Novel Activity: Because of Winn Dixie Lapbook
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 3 Lesson 6, 7,
8, 10, 11
Standard- SC.4.P.12.2
SWBAT- find and describe
the speed of an object;
recognize that objects move
at different speeds
Resources – Ch 6, Lesson 2;
AIMS activities
Begin working on Animal
Research Project
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.3.7, SS.4.A.6.3, SS.4.C.2.1,
SS.4.C.2.2, SS.G.1.1, SS.4.G.1.2,
SS.4.G.1.3, SS.4.G.1.4
SWBAT-define flora and fauna
and examine various related
terms for describing plant and
animal life; learn about Florida’s
endangered species and other
species native to the state.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 5 –Flora
and Fauna of Florida, utilized in
small groups.
Fourth Grade Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Unit 2 – Amazing Animals
Date
October 5 November 6
Unit
Overview/
Objective
Week 7
October 5th
– October
9th
ELA
Unit 2 – Amazing Animals
Writing/ Lang. Arts
In this unit students will learn about animals
and their habitats, understand theme,
complete animal projects, and identify
characteristics of lyric poetry and haiku.
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4.RI.3.7,
LACC.4.SL.1.1b, LACC.4.RL.1.2, LACC.4.RL.2.5,
LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6,
LACC.4.RL.3.9LACC.3.L.3.4c,
SWBAT-determine a theme of a story, drama,
or poem from details in a text, summarize a
text, Compare and contrast the treatment of
similar themes and topics, use a known root
word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown
word.
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 2 Week 1 –
Animal Tales (T11), The Fisherman and the
Kaha Bird (T16), The Secret Message (T25A)
Essential Question: What are some messages
in animal stories?
Comprehension Strategy – Ask and answer
questions
Comprehension Skill – Theme
Genre – Folktale
Vocabulary Strategy –Root Words
Vocabulary: attracted, dazzling, fabric, greed,
honest, requested, soared, trudged
Math
Module 3
Science
Plants & Animals;
Ecosystems
Florida Studies Weekly
In this unit, students will learn
about nouns, sentence fluency,
figurative language, and
organizational writing.
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.2,
LAFS.4.W.1.1, LAFS.4.W.1.2,
LAFS.4.W.1.3
In this unit, students will use
place value understanding to
solve mufti-digit multiplication
and division problems.
Standard- MAFS.OA.1,
MAFS.OA.2, MAFS.NBT.1,
MAFS.MD.3
Big Idea – 16 & 17
Heredity and Reproduction;
Interdependence
In this using, students will study
and learn about early explorers
and natives of Florida.
Standard- SC.4L.16.1,
SC.4L.16.2
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.2.1, SS.4.A.3.8, SS.4.G.1.1,
SS.4.G.1.2, SS.G.1.4,
Spelling- Fry Words – List 7
Spelling Lesson: Wonders –
SWBAT- solve two-step word
problems, including
multiplicative comparison; use
multiplication, addition, or
subtraction to solve multi-step
word problems; will solve
division word problems with
remainders; understand and
solve division problems with a
remainder using the array and
area models; understand and
solve two-digit dividend division
problems with a remainder in
the ones place by using number
disks
Organization and
Purpose
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Organization
Grammar: Common and Proper
nouns
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Conclusions –
Strengthening Conclusions
Grammar-Proper and Common
Nouns – Nouns – Possessive Nouns
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
SWBAT- understand how
plants reproduce; recognize
that animals inherit
different characteristics that
may be affected by the
environment
Social Studies
SWBAT-learn about the first
humans and animals that lived in
Florida; examine the cultures of
the various tribes that inhabited
Florida.
Resources- Ch 7, Lessons 1
&2
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 6 –Natives
of Florida, utilized in small
groups.
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.3.1, SS.4.A.3.2, SS.4.A.3.7,
SS.4.A.6.1, SS.A.9.1, SS.4.G.1.1,
SS.4.G.1.2, SS.4.G.1.4
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 3 Lesson 12,
13, 14, 15, 16
Mid Module 3 Assessment after
Lesson 13 (D)
Leveled Readers: (AP) Cockroach and the
Mouse, (OL) Badger and the Fan, (BL) The
Wings of the Butterfly
Multiplication Benchmark
Assessment 1 (SI)
Novel Study – Because of Winn Dixie
Novel Activity: Because of Winn Dixie Lapbook
Week 8
Standard-LACC.4.RL.3.9, LACC.4.SL.1.1d,
LACC.4.RL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.1.1,
LACC.4.RL.2.5, LACC.4.RL.1.2, LACC.4.RL4.10
SWBAT-Compare and contrast the treatment of
similar themes and topics, Engage in a range of
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4.W.1.3
Standard- MAFS.OA.3,
MAFS.OA.4, MAFS.NBT.6,
Standard-- SC.4L.16.3,
SC.4L.16.4
Spelling- Fry Words – List 8
Spelling Lesson: Wonders –
Traits: Voice
SWBAT- find whole number
quotients and remainders;
explain remainders by using
SWBAT - recognize that
animals inherit and learn
behaviors; understand that
collaborative discussions, determine the theme
of a story, drama, or poem from a text,
paraphrase portions of a text read aloud.
October 13th
– October
16th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 2 Week 2 –
Look Familiar? (T75) The Ant and the
Grasshopper (T80), Ranita, The Frog Prince
(T89A)
Essential Question: How do animal characters
change familiar stories?
Comprehension Strategy – Ask and answer
questions
Comprehension Skill – Theme
Genre – Drama
Vocabulary Strategy –Context Clues: Antonyms
Vocabulary: alter, annoyed, attitude,
commotion, cranky, familiar, frustrated, selfish,
specialty
Grammar: Singular and Plural
Nouns
Wonders Writing Activities:
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Transitions –
Temporal Transitions
place value understanding and
models; solve division problems
with remainders using the area
model; Find factor pairs for
numbers to 100 and use
understanding of factors to
define prime and composite;
Grammar-Proper and Common
Nouns – Nouns – Pronoun
Agreement
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 3 Lesson 18,
19, 21, 22, 23
Florida plants go through
stages called a life cycle
Resources – Ch 7, Lessons 3
&4
SWBAT-study the explorers who
discovered Florida, emphasizing
Ponce de Leon and learn about
other Spanish explorers who
sought treasures in Florida.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 7 –
Spanish Explorers utilized in small
groups.
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Leveled Readers: (AL) Saving Green Bird, (OL)
The Prince who Could Fly, (BL) Behind the
Secret Trapdoor
Novel Study – Because of Winn Dixie
Novel Activity: Because of Winn Dixie Lapbook
Week 9
October 19th
– October
23rd
1st
End of
grading
period 10/22
Teacher
Professional
Development
Day – 10/23
Standard-LACC.4.RI.3.7, LACC.4.RI.3.7,
LACC.4.SL.1.1d, LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6,
LACC.4.RI.1.2, LACC.4.RI.3.7, LACC.4.RI.4.10
SWBAT-interpret information presented
visually, orally, or quantitative; review key
ideas expressed and explain their own ideas
and understanding in light of the discussion,
determine the main ideas of a text, paraphrase
portions of a text read aloud.
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 2 Week 3 –
Part of the Whole (T139) Rescuing our Reefs
(T144), The Buffalo are Back (T153A)
Essential Question: How are all living things
connected?
Comprehension Strategy – Summarize
Comprehension Skill – Main idea and Key
Details
Genre – Narrative Nonfiction
Vocabulary Strategy –Context Clues
Vocabulary: crumbled, droughts, ecosystem,
extinct, flourished, fragile, imbalance, ripples
Leveled Readers: Saving San Francisco Bay
Novel Study – Because of Winn Dixie
Novel Activity: Because of Winn Dixie Lapbook
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4.W.1.3
Standard- MAFS.OA.3,
MAFS.OA.4, MAFS.NBT.6,
Standard- SC.4L.16.4,
SC.4L.17.1
Spelling- Fry Words – List 9
Spelling Lesson: Wonders
SWBAT- Divide multiples of 10,
100, and 1,000 by single-digit
numbers; Explore properties of
prime and composite numbers
to 100 by using multiples;
Represent and solve division
problems with up to a threedigit dividend numerically and
with place value disks requiring
decomposing a remainder in the
hundreds place; Represent and
solve three-digit dividend
division with divisors of 2, 3, 4,
and 5 numerically; Solve division
problems with a zero in the
dividend or with a zero in the
quotient
SWBAT - know the life
cycles of some Florida
animals; explain how
seasons affect plants and
animals in Florida and in
other parts of the country
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Ideas
Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Transitions –
Temporal Words in Narrative to
create organization
Grammar-Sentence Formation–
Simple Sentences
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 3 Lesson 25,
26, 27, 28, 30
Resources-Ch 7, Lesson 5;
Ch 8, Lesson 1
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.3.1, SS.4.A.3.3, SS.4.A.3.5,
SS.4.A.3.6, SS.A.3.7, SS.4.A.9.1,
SS.4.G.1.2, SS.4.G.1.4
SWBAT-study the sea battle
between the French and Spanish
over the land that is now Florida;
learn how conflicts and motives
of the first Florida settlements,
including battles and the search
for religious freedom.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 8 –St.
Augustine: French vs. Spanish,
utilized in small groups.
Week 10
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.1b, LACC.4.SL.1.2,
SC.4.L.16.2, LACC.4.RI.1.2, LACC.4.L.6,
SC.4.L.17.1, LACC.4.RI.1.2, LACC.4.RI.1.3,
LACC.4.RI.4.10, LACC.4.L.3.4b
SWBAT-explain that although characteristics of
plants and animals are inherited, some
characteristics can be affected by the
environment, determine the main idea of a text
and how it is supported.
October 27th
– October
30th
Teacher
Work Day
10/26
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 2 Week 4 –
Adapting to Survive (T203), Animal Adaptations
(T208), Spiders (T217A)
Essential Question: What helps an animal
Survive?
Comprehension Strategy – Summarize
Comprehension Skill – Main idea and Key
Details
Genre – Expository Text
Vocabulary Strategy –Prefixes
Vocabulary: camouflaged, dribbles,
extraordinary, poisonous, pounce, predator,
prey, vibrations
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4.W.1.1
Standard- MAFS.OA.3,
MAFS.MD.3, MAFS.NBT.5,
Spelling- Fry Words – List 10
Spelling Lesson: Wonders – (T229)
SWBAT- Interpret division word
problems as either number of
groups unknown or group size
unknown; Interpret and find
whole number quotients and
remainders to solve one-step
division word problems with
larger divisors of 6, 7, 8, and 9;
Multiply two-digit multiples of
10 by two-digit numbers using a
place value chart; Multiply twodigit multiples of 10 by two-digit
numbers using the area model;
Multiply two-digit by two-digit
numbers using four partial
products
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Organization
Grammar: Possessive Nouns
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Focus – Staying
Focused in Opinion Writing
Grammar-Sentence Formation–
Types of Sentences
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Standard- SC.4.L.17.2
SWBAT- describe the parts
of ecosystems and some
examples of ecosystems
Resources – Ch 8, Lesson 2
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.3.1, SS.4.A.3.2, SS.4.A.3.4,
SS.4.A.3.6, SS.A.3.7, SS.4.A.4.2,
SS.4.A.6.1, SS.4.A.9.1, SS.4.G.1.1,
SS.4.G.1.2, SS.4.G.1.4
SWBAT-learn about Spanish
missionaries who came to Florida
seeking to bring their religion to
the natives; discuss the
interactions between
missionaries and natives.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 9 –
Spanish Missions, utilized in small
groups.
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 3 Lesson 31,
32, 34, 35, 36
Leveled Readers: Extreme Animals
Novel Study – Because of Winn Dixie
Novel Activity: Because of Winn Dixie Lapbook
Week 11
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.1.c, LACC.4.RL.1.2,
LACC.4.RL.2.5, LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6,
LACC.4.RL.2.5, LACC.4.RL.2.6, LACC.4.L.3.5a,
SWBAT-pose or respond to specific questions
to clarify or follow on information, determine
the theme of a story, drama, or poem, identify
similes and metaphors in poetry, identify
characters of lyric poetry and haiku.
Nov 2nd –
Nov 6th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 2 Week 5 –
Creative Leaps (T267) Animal Poems (T272),
Animal Poems (T281A), Fog (T21E)
Essential Question: How are writer’s inspired
by animals?
Literary Elements – Meter and Rhyme
Comprehension Skill – Point of View
Genre – Lyric Poetry and Haiku
Vocabulary Strategy –Figurative Language
Vocabulary: brittle, creative, descriptive,
outstretched, POETRY TERMS: metaphor,
meter, rhyme, simile
Leveled Readers: (AL) Putting on an Act, (OL)
The Big One, (BL) Dolphin Cove,
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4.W.1.1
Standard- MAFS.OA.3,
MAFS.MD.3, MAFS.NBT.5,
Standard- SC.4.L.17.3,
SC.4.L.17.4
Spelling- Fry Words – Review
Spelling Lesson: Wonders –
Suffixes (T293)
SWBAT- Transition from four
partial products to the standard
algorithm for two-digit by twodigit multiplication
SWBAT- explain how energy
flows in a food chain and a
food web; describe how
plants, animals, and humans
can affect the environment
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Word Choice
Grammar: Combining sentences
Grammar-Sentence Variety–
Complex Sentences, Compound
Sentences, and Simple Sentences
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
End of Module 2 Writing Task
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 3 Lesson 37,
38
End of Module 3 Assessment
Post Module 3 Assessment (SI)
Resources- Ch 8, Lessons 4
&5
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.3.2, SS.4.A.3.3, SS.4.A.3.5,
SS.4.A.3.6, SS.A.3.7, SS.4.A.4.2,
SS.4.A.9.1, SS.4.G.1.1, SS.4.G.1.2,
SS.4.G.1.4
SWBAT-identify the significance
of the Castillo de San Marcos and
surrounding historical places in
St. Augustine.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 10 –What
a Fort – The Castillo De San
Marcos: utilized in small groups.
Novel Study – Because of Winn Dixie
Novel Activity: Because of Winn Dixie Lapbook
Performance Task Due :
Because of Winn Dixie Lapbook
Begin Poetry Performance Task:
Poetry Project
Fourth Grade Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Unit 3 – That’s the Spirit!
Date
ELA
Unit 3 – That’s the Spirit!
Writing/ Lang. Arts
Unit
Overview/
Objective
In this unit students will understand how texts
can be written from different points of view; be
able to describe in depth a character, setting,
or event in a story; listen for purpose and
identify characters of a biography.
In this unit, students will learn how
to identify evidence to support
their ideas and cite them correctly,
as well as review conventions.
In this unit, students will learn
to decompose, add, subtract,
and identify equivalent
fractions.
Week 12
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.1b, LACC.4.RL.1.3,
LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.1.1, ,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.RL.2.6, LACC.4.RL..4.10,
LACC.4.SL.1.1a, LACC.4.RL.3.4a, LACC.4.L.2.3c
Standard-, LAFS.4.W.1.2b,
LAFS.4.RI.1.2, LAFS.4.L.1.2a
Standard- MAFS.4.NF.3b,
MAFS.4.NF.4a, MAFS.4.NF.3a
Spelling- Adding Suffixes –est, -er
Spelling Lesson: Wonders – r
controlled vowels er, ir, ur
SWBAT- Decompose fractions as
a sum of unit fractions using
tape diagrams; Decompose
fractions as a sum of unit
fractions using tape diagrams;
Decompose non-unit fractions
and represent them as a whole
number times a unit fraction
using tape diagrams;
Decompose fractions into sums
of smaller unit fractions using
tape diagrams; Decompose unit
fractions using area models to
show equivalence.
November 9 –
December 11
November
9th –
November
13th
Veteran’s
Day 11/11
– No
School
SWBAT-describe in depth a character, setting,
or event in a story or drama, drawing on
specific details in the text; learn meanings of
new vocabulary words; compare and contrast
the point of view from which different stories
are narrated, including the difference between
first and third person narrations.
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 3 Week 1 –
At the Library (T166), The Cricket in Times
Square (T178), The Girl and the Chenoo (T196)
Essential Question: How can you make new
friends feel welcome?
Comprehension Strategy – Visualize
Comprehension Skill – Point of View
Genre – Fantasy
Vocabulary Strategy –Context Clues
Vocabulary: acquaintances, cautiously,
complementary, jumble, logical, scornfully,
scrounging, trustworthy
Math
Evidence and Citations
Module 5
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Sentence Fluency and
transitions
Grammar: Action Verbs
Write Score Writing- Evidence and
Citations–Informational Text
Evidence
Grammar-Proper and Common
Nouns – Capitalization Review
Science
Social Studies
Rock Cycle
Florida Studies Weekly
In this unit, students will be
able to classify minerals and
rocks, identify natural
resources, and describe
some of Florida’s resources.
Big Idea 6
Standard- SC.4.E.6.1,
SC.4.E.6,2
In this unit, students will learn
about the establishment of St.
Augustine, understand the
Seminole War.
SWBAT- Describe the three
categories of rocks and
know how they are formed,
identify different properties
of minerals and how
minerals make up rocks.
Resources- Ch 3, Lessons 1
&2
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.1.3, SS.4.A.1.4, SS.4.A.1.6,
SS.4.A.1.9, SS.4.G.1.1, SS.4.G.1.2,
SS.4.G.1.4,
SWBAT-study about the British
Invasion and French Indian War,
learn about settler hardships.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 11 –British
Florida, utilized in small groups.
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 5 Lesson 1-5
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Leveled Readers: (AP) A New Bear in the
Forest, (OL) Not From Around Here, (BL) Cara
Sky Kingdom
Novel Study – Holes by Louis Sachar
Novel Activity: Holes Activity Journal
Week 13
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.1c, LACC.4.RI.1.1,
LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RI.1.3,
LACC.4.RI.1.1, LACC.4.RI.3.8, LACC.4.RI.3.7,
LACC.4.L.2.3c, LACC.4.L.3.5c
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.2d,
LAFS.4.L.1.3b, LAFS.4.W.1.3
Spelling- Long and short Ii
Standard- MAFS.4.NF.1,
MAFS.4.NF.3b
Standard- SC.4E.6.2,
SC.4.E.6.5
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2,
SS.4.A.1.3, SS.4.A.1.4, SS.4.A.1.6,
SS.4.A.1.9, SS.4.G.1.1, SS.4.G.1.2,
SS.4.G.1.4,
SWBAT-Listen for purpose and identify
characters of a biography; build background
knowledge on making a difference; paraphrase
portions of a text.
November
16th November
20th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 3 Week 3 –
Judy’s Appalachia (T194) Delivering Justice
(T216), Keeping Freedom in the Family (T236)
Essential Question: How can one person make
a difference?
Comprehension Strategy – Reread
Comprehension Skill – Author’s Point of View
Genre – Biography
Vocabulary Strategy –Synonyms and Antonyms
Vocabulary: boycott, encouragement, fulfill,
injustice, mistreated, protest, qualified,
registered
Spelling Lesson: Wonders – Soft C
and g (T164)
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Ideas/Relevant Evidence
Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs
Write Score Writing- Evidence and
Citations–Details carry meaning
Grammar-End Punctuation Review
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Leveled Readers: (AL) Jacob Riis, (OL) Jacob
Riis, (BL) Jacob Riis
SWBAT- Decompose unit
fractions using area models to
show equivalence; Use the area
model and multiplication to
show the equivalence of two
fractions; Use the area model
and multiplication to show the
equivalence of two fractions;
Use the area model and division
to show the equivalence of two
fractions; Use the area model
and division to show the
equivalence of two fractions;
Explain fraction equivalence
using a tape diagram and the
number line, and relate that to
the use of multiplication and
division.
SWBAT- know about how
humans use natural
resources and that some
are renewable and some
are not; explain how
weathering and erosion can
change Earth’s surface.
Resources- Ch 3, Lessons 3
and 4
SWBAT-identify the role of
Florida in the American
Revolution.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 12 –
American Revolution utilized in
small groups.
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 5 Lesson 611
Novel Study – Holes by Louis Sachar
Novel Activity: Holes Activity Journal
Week 14
November
23rd –
November
27th
Week 15
Thanksgiving Break!
Standard-LACC.4.Sl.1.1b, LACC.4.FL.1.2,
LACC.4.RI.1.1, LACC.4.FL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6,
LACC.4.RI.1.3, LACC.4.RI.3.8, LACC.4.RI.4.10
SWBAT-Identify the author’s purpose for
writing as well as the author’s point of view;
paraphrase; explain events that occurred in
history.
November
30th –
December
4th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 3 Week 4 –
Words for Change (T208), Abe’s Honest Words
(T240), A New Birth of Freedom (T262)
Essential Question: How can words lead to
change?
Comprehension Strategy – Reread
Comprehension Skill – Author’s Point of View
Genre – Biography
Vocabulary Strategy –Latin and Greek Suffixes
Vocabulary: address, divided, haste, opposed,
perish, proclamation, shattered, tension
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.2b,
LAFS.4.L.1.3b, LAFS.4.W.1.1b,
LAFS.4.W.1.2b,
LAFS.4.W.2.5, LAFS.4.W.3.9b,
LAFS.4.W.4.10,
Spelling Lesson: Wonders – Plurals
(T228)
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Organization/Strong
Conclusions
Grammar: Linking Verbs and
Subject /Verb Agreement
Write Score Writing-Evidence and
Citations –Understanding the
writing task using text evidence.
(Week 15)
Standard- MAFS.4.NF.2
Standard- SC.4.E.6.6
SWBAT- Reason using
benchmarks to compare two
fractions on the number line;
Reason using benchmarks to
compare two fractions on the
number line; Find common units
or number of units to compare
two fractions; Find common
units or number of units to
compare two fractions; Use
visual models to add and
subtract two fractions with the
same units.
SWBAT- describe some
resources available in
Florida
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 5 Lesson 1216
Resources – Ch 3, Lesson 5
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.3,
SS.4.A.1.9, SS.4.G.1.1,
SWBAT-study the role of pirates
in Florida history.
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 13 –
Pirates, utilized in small groups.
Leveled Readers: Nellie Bly
Novel Study – Holes by Louis Sachar
Novel Activity: Holes Activity Journal
Grammar-Capitalization and
Punctuation– Adding Quotations
to your direct quotations.
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Week 16
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.SL.1.1b,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6,
LACC.4.RL.1.1, LACC.4.RL.2.6, LACC.4.RL.1.3,
LACC.4.FL.4.10
SWBAT-build background knowledge on
helping communities, identify characteristics of
realistic fiction.
December
7th –
December
11th
Progress
Reports –
December 7th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 3 Week 2 –
Aguinaldo (T198), Partaking in Public Service
(T212),
Essential Question: In what ways can you help
your community?
Comprehension Strategy – Visualize
Comprehension Skill – Point of View
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Vocabulary Strategy –Context Clues
Vocabulary: assigned, generosity, gingerly,
mature, organizations, residents, scattered,
selective
Standard- LAFS.4.RI.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.1b, LAFS.4.W.1.2
Spelling Lesson: Wonders – Silent
Letters (T100)
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Word Choice/Strong Words
Grammar: Verb Tenses
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Evidence and
Citations – Informational Text
Evidence
Grammar-Sentence Formation–
Dynamic and Stative Verbs
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Leveled Readers: (AL) Playground Buddy, (OL)
Brick by Brick, (BL) Standing Guard
Standard-Review Week
Standard- SC.4.E.6.1,
SC.4.E.6,2, SC.4E.6.2,
SC.4.E.6.5, SC.4.E.6.6
SWBAT- Use visual models to
add and subtract two fractions
with the same units, including
subtracting from one whole;
Add and subtract more than two
fractions; Solve word problems
involving addition and
subtraction of fractions; Use
visual models to add two
fractions with related units
using the denominators 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 8, 10, and 12;
SWBAT- Review Rock Cycle
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 14 –
Florida Territory, utilized in small
groups.
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 5 Lesson 1721
Standard- LAFS.4.L.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.1b, LAFS.4.W.1.1
Standard- MAFS.4.NF.1,
MAFS.4.NF.3, MAFS.NF.3,
MAFS.4.NBT.6, MAFS.4.NF.4a,
MAFS.4.MD.4
Holiday Activities
Write Score Writing- Evidence and
Citations –Opinion – Using text
evidence
Grammar-Usage– Forms of Verbs
Holiday Activities
SWBAT-study about how Florida
became a territory of the United
States.
Equivalent Fraction/Comparing
Benchmark Assessment (SI)
SWBAT-Review Previous Skills
December
14th -18th
Resources – Ch 3 and AIMS
Activities
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.3,
SS.4.A.1.4, SS.4.A.1.9, SS.4.G.1.1
Mid-Module 5 Assessment
(After lesson 21)
Novel Study – Holes by Louis Sachar
Novel Activity: Holes Activity Journal
Week 17
Standard- MAFS.4.NF.3a,
MAFS.4.NF.3d, MAFS.4.NF.1,
MAFS.4.MD.2
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
SWBAT- Add a fraction less
than 1 to, or subtract a fraction
less than 1 from, a whole
number using decomposition
and visual models; Add and
multiply unit fractions to build
fractions greater than 1 using
visual models; Decompose and
compose fractions greater than
1 to express them in various
forms; Decompose and
compose fractions greater than
1 to express them in various
Standard- SC.4.E.6.1,
SC.4.E.6,2, SC.4E.6.2,
SC.4.E.6.5, SC.4.E.6.6
Standard- SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.3,
SS.4.A.1.4, SS.4.A.1.6, SS.4.A.1.6,
SS.4.G.1.1
SWBAT- Review Rock Cycle
SWBAT-understand Florida
Seminole Indians and conflicts
with settlers.
Resources – Ch 3 and AIMS
Activities
Teaching Strategies- Florida
studies weekly – Week 15 –
Seminole Wars, utilized in small
groups.
forms; Compare fractions
greater than 1 by reasoning
using benchmark fractions.
Teaching Strategies- Engage
New York: Module 5 Lesson 2226
Adding and Subtracting
Fractions Benchmark
Assessment 1 (SI)
Week 18
December
21st –
December
25th
Winter Break!
Week 19
December
28th –
January 1st
Winter Break!
Fourth Grade Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Unit 4 – Fact or Fiction
Date
January 4thFebruary 5th
ELA
Unit 4 - Fact or Fiction
Unit
Overview/
Objective
Week 20
Standard-LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RI.2.5,
LACC.4.RF.3.3a, LACC.4.RL.2.6, LACC.4.RF.4.4b,
LACC.4.RF.4.4c, LACC.4.RL.1.2,
SWBAT-identify characteristics of narrative
nonfiction; understand how government and
laws protect us every day.
January 4th –
January 8th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 4 Week 1 –
A World without Rules (T238), See How They
Run (T270), The Birth of American Democracy
(T284)
Essential Question: Why do we need
government?
Comprehension Strategy – Ask and Answer
Questions
Comprehension Skill –Cause and Effect
Genre – Narrative Nonfiction
Vocabulary Strategy –Latin Roots
Vocabulary: amendments, commitment,
compromise, democracy, eventually,
legislation, privilege, version
Writing/ Lang. Arts
O
Math
Module
Science
Earth and Space
In this unit, students will be
able to understand patterns
in the night sky, describe
moon phases, and how
Earth revolves around the
sun and rotates on its axis.
Big Idea 5
Standard- SC..4.E.5.1,
SC.4.E.5.4
SWBAT- understand that
patterns in the sky stay the
same but appear to change
nightly throughout the year.
Resources – Ch 2, Lesson 1;
AIMS Activities
Leveled Readers: (BL) Earth
and Space. (OL) Earth, Sun
and Stars, (A) An Eclipse
Leveled Readers: A Day in the Senate
Week 21
Novel Study – Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop
Elementary
Novel Activity: Fables, Fairytales, and
Mythology
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4. SL.1.1c,
LACC.4.RL.1.1, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.2.6,
Standard- SC.4.E.5.2,
SC.4.E.5.4
Social Studies
Florida Studies Weekly
January 11th
– January
15th
LACC.4.RL.3.7, LACC.4.RL.4.10, LACC.4.RL.2.4,
LACC.4.L.3.5b,
SWBAT- describe the
phases of the moon.
SWBAT-make, confirm, and revise predictions
to enhance comprehension; make connections
between stories; compare and contrast point of
view.
Resources – Ch 2, Lesson 2;
AIMS Activities
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 4 Week 2 –
The Timespecs 3000 (T252), Larue for
Mayer(T288), Bringing Government Home
(T310)
Essential Question: Why do people run for
office?
Comprehension Strategy – Make Predictions
Comprehension Skill –Point of View
Genre – Fantasy
Vocabulary Strategy –Figurative Language
Vocabulary: accompanies, campaign, governor,
intend, opponent, overwhelming, tolerate,
weary
Leveled Readers: (BL) Earth
and Space. (OL) Earth, Sun
and Stars, (A) An Eclipse
Leveled Readers: (AL) Floozle Dreams , (OL)
The Wolves of Yellowstone, (BL) Krillville
Week 22
No School –
Jan. 18 MLK
Day
End of 2nd
Nine Weeks
January 18th
– January
22nd
Novel Study – Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop
Elementary
Novel Activity: Fables, Fairytales, and
Mythology
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4. SL.1.1c,
LACC.4.RL.1.1, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.2.6,
LACC.4.RL.3.7, LACC.4.RL.4.10, LACC.4.RL.2.4,
LACC.4.L.3.5b,
SWBAT-make, confirm, and revise predictions
to enhance comprehension; make connections
between stories; refer to details and examples
from a text.
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 4 Week 3 –
The Telephone Mix-Up (T266), The Moon Over
Star (T314), 3..2..1.. We Have Spin Off (T332)
Essential Question: How do inventions and
technology affect your life?
Comprehension Strategy – Make Predictions
Comprehension Skill –Point of View
Genre – Historical Fiction
Vocabulary Strategy –Synonyms
Vocabulary: decade, directing, engineering,
gleaming, scouted, squirmed, technology,
tinkering
Standard- SC..4.E.5.3,
SC.4.E.5.4
SWBAT- describe how earth
revolves around the sun and
rotates on its axis; describe
how earth's rotation is
related to the apparent
movement of the sun,
moon, and stars.
Resources – Ch 2, Lesson 3;
AIMS Activities
Leveled Readers: (BL) Earth
and Space. (OL) Earth, Sun
and Stars, (A) An Eclipse
Leveled Readers: (AL) Ron's Radio , (OL) The
Freedom Machine, (BL) A Better Way
Week 23
Teacher
Work Day –
Jan. 25th
January 25th
– January
29th
Novel Study – Percy Jackson and the Lightning
Thief
Novel Activity: Mythology Project
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4. SL.1.1c,
LACC.4.RI.1.3, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RI.1.1,
LACC.4.RI.2.5, LACC.4.RI.3.7, LACC.RI.4.10
Standard- SC.4.E.5.5
SWBAT- explain how space
exploration has affected
Florida's economy and
culture.
SWBAT-explain events and procedures;
paraphrase portions of a text, identify
characteristics of expository text; identify cause
and effect.
Resources – Ch 2, Lesson 4;
AIMS Activities
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 4 Week 4 –
Wonders in the Night Sky (T280), Why Does the
Moon Change Shape? (T336), How it Came to
Be (T352)
Essential Question: How do you explain what
you see in the sky?
Comprehension Strategy – Ask and answer
questions
Comprehension Skill –Cause and Effect
Genre – Expository Text
Vocabulary Strategy –Context Clues
Vocabulary: astronomer, crescent, phases,
rotates, series, sliver, specific, telescope
Leveled Readers: (BL) Earth
and Space. (OL) Earth, Sun
and Stars, (A) An Eclipse
Leveled Readers: Stargazing
Week 24
Novel Study – Percy Jackson and the Lightning
Thief
Novel Activity: Mythology Project
Standard-LACC.4.RI.3.7, LACC.4.SL.1.1b,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.2.5,
LACC.4.RL.1.2,
SWBAT-identify characteristics of narrative
poetry; Listen for purpose; Talk about how
poets write about success; compare how the
characters of a poem feel.
February 1st
- February
5th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 4 Week 5 –
Sing to me, The Climb (T294), Swimming to the
Rock, The Moon dust Footprint (T356), Genius,
Winner (T360)
Essential Question: How do writers look at
success in different ways?
Comprehension Strategy – Review
Comprehension Skill –Theme
Poetry Unit
Standard- SC..4.E.5.1,
SC.4.E.5.4, SC.4.E.5.2,
SC.4.E.5.3, SC.4.E.5.5
SWBAT- Review moon
phases, sky patterns, etc.
Resources – Ch 2, AIMS
Activities
Leveled Readers: (BL) Earth
and Space. (OL) Earth, Sun
and Stars, (A) An Eclipse
Genre – Narrative Poem
Vocabulary Strategy –Connotation
Vocabulary: attain, dangling, hovering,
triumph, stanza, connotation, denotation,
repetition
Moon Phases Project
Constellations Project
Leveled Readers: (AL) Try, Try Again , (OL) The
Math-lete, (BL) The Final
Novel Study – Percy Jackson and the Lightning
Thief
Novel Activity: Mythology Project
Song Lyric - Figurative Language Project
Fourth Grade Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Unit 5 – Figure It Out
Date
February 8th
- March 11th
Unit
Overview/
Objective
ELA
Unit 5 - Figure It Out
In this unit students will focus on
skills including problem and
solution, cause and effect and
Writing/ Lang. Arts
O
Math
Module
Science
Social Studies
Energy and Heat
Florida Studies Weekly
In this unit, students will be
able to define energy and
know the forms it can take;
describe sound energy;
sequencing using visualization and
summarizing strategies.
Week 25
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.SL.1.1b,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.4.L.6,
LACC.4.RL.1.1, LACC.4.RL.2.6, LACC.4.RL.1.3,
LACC.4.FL.4.10, LACC.4.RI.3.7
SWBAT-build background knowledge on
expressing emotions, listen for purpose, and
identify characteristics of realistic fiction.
February 8th
- Feb. 12th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 5 Week 1 –
Sadie's Game (T16), Mama I'll Give You the
World (T25A), What if it Happened to You?
(T25S).
Essential Question: In what ways do people
show they care about each other?
Comprehension Strategy – Visualize
Comprehension Skill – Character, setting, plot:
Problem and solution.
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Vocabulary Strategy – Words in Context
Vocabulary: bouquet, emotion, encircle,
express, fussy, portraits, sparkles, whirl
Standard- LAFS.4.RI.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.1b, LAFS.4.W.1.2,
LAFS.4.L.1.1d
Spelling Lesson: Wonders – Open
Syllables (T37)
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Organization, Strong
openings
Grammar: Adjectives
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Evidence and
Citations – Informational Text
Evidence
recognize that heat flows
from hot to cold objects.
Big Idea 10, 11
Standard- SC.4.P.10.1,
SC.4.P.10.2
SWBAT- define energy,
know forms it can take, and
understand what energy
can do.
Resources – Ch 5, Lesson 1;
AIMS Activities
Leveled Readers: (BL)
Energy and Heat. (OL) What
is Light, (A) Electricity's
Power
Grammar-Sentence Formation–
Introduce proper adjectives, and
punctuation
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Leveled Readers: (AL) Saving Stolen Treasure,
(OL) The Perfect Present, (BL) First Edition
Novel Study – Teddy Bodain by Melissa Forney
Novel Activity: Teddy Bodain Journal
Week 26
No school
Feb. 15th President's
Day
February
15th - Feb.
19th
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.SL.1.1b,
LACC.SL.1.1c, LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.SL.1.2,
LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.1.1, LACC.4.RL.2.6,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.FL.4.10, LACC.4.RI.3.7
SWBAT-build background knowledge settlers of
the American west, and identify characteristics
of a tall tale.
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 5 Week 2 –
My Big Brother, Johny Kaw (T80), Apples to
Oregon (T89A), Westward Bound (T89S)
Standard- SC.4.P.10.3,
Standard- LAFS.4.RI.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.1b, LAFS.4.W.1.2,
LAFS.4.L.1.1d
Spelling Lesson: Wonders – Closed
Syllables (T101)
SWBAT- describe sound
energy and how it is
produced
Resources – Ch 5, Lesson 2;
AIMS Activities
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Sentence Fluency
Grammar: Articles
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Evidence and
Leveled Readers: (BL)
Energy and Heat. (OL) What
is Light, (A) Electricity's
Power
Essential Question: What are some reasons
people moved west?
Citations – Informational Text
Evidence
Comprehension Strategy – Visualize
Comprehension Skill – Character, setting, plot:
Problem and solution.
Genre – Tall Tale
Vocabulary Strategy – Words in Context
Vocabulary: plunging, prospector, scoffed,
settlements, shrivel, territories, topple,
withered.
Grammar-Sentence Formation–
Review Articles and demonstrative
adjectives
Leveled Readers: (AL) The Adventures of Sal
Fink, (OL) The Great Man of Nebraska, (BL)The
Tale of John Henry
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Novel Study – Teddy Bodain by Melissa Forney
Novel Activity: Teddy Bodain Journal
Week 27
Progress
Reports Feb.
25th
February
22nd - Feb.
25th
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.SL.1.1b,
LACC.SL.1.1c, LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.SL.1.2,
LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.1.1, LACC.4.RL.2.6,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.FL.4.10, LACC.4.RI.3.7
Standard- LAFS.4.RI.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.1b, LAFS.4.W.1.2,
LAFS.4.L.1.1d, LACC. 4.L.1.2.d,
LACC.3.L.1.1.g
SWBAT-build background on inventions and
identify characteristics of a biography.
Spelling Lesson: Wonders – Vowel
Teams (T165)
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 5 Week 3 –
Stephanie Kwolek: Inventor (T144),How Ben
Franklin Stole the Lightning (T153A)
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Sentence Fluency/
Transitions
Essential Question: How can inventions solve
problems?
Grammar: Adjectives that Compare
Comprehension Strategy – Summarize
Comprehension Skill – Text Structure: Problem
and solution.
Genre – Informational Text: Biography
Vocabulary Strategy – Greek Roots
Vocabulary: dizzy, experiment, genuine,
hilarious, mischief, nowadays, politician,
procedure
Leveled Readers: (AL) The Inventive Lewis
Latimer, (OL) The Inventive Lewis Latimer,
(BL)The Inventive Lewis Latimer
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Evidence and
Citations – Informational Text
Evidence
Grammar-Sentence Formation–
Review Adjectives, comparative
and superlative forms, and
punctuation in letters.
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Standard- SC.4.P.10.1, 4
SWBAT- describe sound
energy and how it is
produced.
Resources – Ch 5, Lesson 3;
AIMS Activities
Leveled Readers: (BL)
Energy and Heat. (OL) What
is Light, (A) Electricity's
Power
Novel Study – Teddy Bodain by Melissa Forney
Novel Activity: Teddy Bodain Journal
Week 28
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.SL.1.1b,
LACC.SL.1.1c, LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.SL.1.2,
LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.1.1, LACC.4.RL.2.6,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.FL.4.10, LACC.4.RI.3.7
SWBAT-build background on looking closely
and identifying characteristics of expository
text.
February
29th - March
4th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 5 Week 4 –
Your World Up Close (T208), A Drop of Water
(T217A)
Essential Question: What can you discover
when you look closely at something?
Comprehension Strategy – Summarize
Comprehension Skill – Text Structure:
Sequence.
Genre – Informational Text: Expository Text
Standard- LAFS.4.RI.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.1b, LAFS.4.W.1.2,
LAFS.4.L.1.1d, LACC. 4.L.1.2.c
Spelling Lesson: Wonders –
Controlled vowel syllables (T229)
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Voice (Formal)
Grammar: Comparing with more
and most
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Evidence and
Citations – Informational Text
Evidence
Standard- SC.4.P.11.1,
SC.4.P.11.2
SWBAT- recognize that heat
flows from hot objects to
cold ones, and give
examples of good and bad
conductors of heat.
Resources – Ch 5, Lesson 4;
AIMS Activities
Leveled Readers: (BL)
Energy and Heat. (OL) What
is Light, (A) Electricity's
Power
Grammar-Sentence Formation–
Comparing with more and most
and combining sentences.
Vocabulary Strategy – Words in context
Vocabulary: cling, dissolves, gritty, humid,
magnify, microscope, mingle, typical.
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Leveled Readers: (AL) Secrets of the Ice, (OL)
Secrets of the Ice, (BL) Secrets of the Ice
Novel Study – Teddy Bodain by Melissa Forney
Novel Activity: Teddy Bodain Journal
Week 29
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.SL.1.1b,
LACC.SL.1.1c, LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.SL.1.2,
LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.1.1, LACC.4.RL.2.6,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.FL.4.10, LACC.4.RI.3.7
SWBAT-build background on digging up the
past and identifying characteristics of
informational text.
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 5 Week 5 –
Standard- LAFS.4.RI.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.1b, LAFS.4.W.1.2,
LAFS.4.L.1.1d, LACC. 4.L.1.2.c
Spelling Lesson: Wonders –
Consonant + le syllables (T293)
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Organization: Strong
conclusions
Standard- SC.4.P.11.1,
SC.4.P.11.2, SC.4.P.10.1,
SC.4.P.10.2, SC.4.P.10.3,
SC.4.P.10.4
SWBAT- review energy and
heat.
Resources – Ch 5, Lesson 4;
AIMS Activities
March 7th March 11th
Where It All Began (T272), Rediscovering Our
Spanish Beginnings (T281A), History's Mysteries
(T281E)
Grammar: Comparing with good
and bad
Essential Question: How can learning about the
past help you understand the present?
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Evidence and
Citations – Informational Text
Evidence
Comprehension Strategy – Summarize
Comprehension Skill – Text Structure:
Sequence.
Genre – Informational Text: Informational
Article
Grammar-Sentence Formation–
Comparing with good and bad and
combining sentences.
Vocabulary Strategy – Figurative Language
Vocabulary: archaeology, document, era,
evidence, expedition, permanent, tremendous,
uncover.
Leveled Readers: (BL)
Energy and Heat. (OL) What
is Light, (A) Electricity's
Power
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Leveled Readers: (AL) History Detectives, (OL)
History Detectives, (BL) History Detectives
Novel Study – Teddy Bodain by Melissa Forney
Novel Activity: Teddy Bodain Journal
Fourth Grade Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Unit 6 – Past, Present, and Future
Date
ELA
March 14th May 6th
Unit 6 - Past, Present, and Future
Writing/ Lang. Arts
O
Math
Module
Science
Social Studies
Properties of Matter,
Changes in Matter
Florida Studies Weekly
Unit
Overview/
Objective
In this unit students will build
background about the past, present,
and future with a focus on theme,
main idea, and key details, using the
strategies of re-reading and ask and
answer questions.
Week 30
Standard-LACC.4.SL.1.2, LACC.SL.1.1b,
LACC.SL.1.1c, LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.SL.1.2,
LACC.4.L.6, LACC.4.RL.1.1, LACC.4.RL.2.6,
LACC.4.RL.1.3, LACC.4.FL.4.10, LACC.4.RI.3.7
SWBAT-build background on old and new and
identifying characteristics of historical fiction.
March 14th March 18th
Teaching Strategies- Wonders Unit 6 Week 1 –
A Surprise Reunion (T16), The Game of Silence
(T25A), Native Americans: Yesterday and Today
(T250)
Essential Question: How do traditions connect
people?
Comprehension Strategy – Reread
Comprehension Skill – Theme
Genre – Literature: Historical Fiction
Spelling Lesson: Wonders – Words
with /en/ (T37)
Wonders Writing Activities:
Traits: Word Choice: Strong Words
Grammar: Adverbs (that tell
where, when, and how)
Write Score Writing- Organization
and Purpose –Evidence and
Citations – Informational Text
Evidence
Grammar-Sentence Formation–
Identify and use relative adverbs
correctly.
Resources: Write Score Writing
Program and Wonders
Vocabulary: ancestors, despised, endurance,
forfeit, honor, intensity, irritating, retreated.
Ally Stopped Here!!!!
Novel Study – Teddy Bodain by Melissa Forney
Novel Activity: Teddy Bodain Journal
March 21st 25th
Standard- LAFS.4.RI.1.1,
LAFS.4.L.1.1b, LAFS.4.W.1.2,
LAFS.4.L.1.1d, LACC. 4.L.1.2.c
Vocabulary Strategy –Connotation and
denotation
Leveled Readers: (AL) The Visit, (OL) Our
Teacher, the Hero, (BL) Continuing On
Week 31
In this unit, students will be
able to define energy and
know the forms it can take;
describe sound energy;
recognize that heat flows
from hot to cold objects.
Big Idea 8, 9
Spring Break!
Standard- SC.4.P.8.1
SWBAT- compare objects
based on their physical
properties and know that
magnets attract and repel
objects.
Resources – Ch 4, Lesson 1;
AIMS Activities
Leveled Readers: (BL)
Matter (OL) Properties of
Matter(A) Magnets
Standard- SC.4.P.8.2,
SC.4.P.8.1, SC.4.P.8.3
Week 32
SWBAT- demonstrate an
understanding of how
matter is measured;
describe the states of
matter.
March 28th April 1st
Resources – Ch 4, Lesson 23; AIMS Activities
Leveled Readers: (BL)
Matter (OL) Properties of
Matter(A) Magnets
Standard- SC.4.P.8.4,
SC.4.P.9.1
Week 33
SWBAT- understand how
magnets work, demonstrate
an understanding of how
matter changes into
materials with different
characteristics
End of 3rd
Nine Weeks
April 7
Teacher Work
Day April 8
Resources – Ch 4, Lesson 45; AIMS Activities
Leveled Readers: (BL)
Matter (OL) Properties of
Matter(A) Magnets
April 4th April 8th
Week 34
FSA Window
Science Fair
and Parent
Teacher
Conference
Night
April 11 April 15th
Skill Review
Week
Rachel Stopped
Here
Week 35
April 18th April 22nd
Week 36
April 25th April 29th
Week 37
May 2nd May 6th
Fourth Grade Curriculum Map 2015-2016
Unit 7 – Proud To Be Me!
Date
May 9th June 10th
Unit
Overview/
Objective
Week 38
Progress
Reports May
10
May 9th May 13th
Week 39
May 16th May 20th
Week 40
May 23rd May 27th
Week 41
No School
May 30 -
ELA
Unit 7 - Proud to be Me!
Writing/ Lang. Arts
O
Math
Module
Science
Social Studies
s
Florida Studies Weekly
Memorial
Day
May 30th May June
3rd
Week 42
Last Day of
School - June
9th
June 6th June 10th