Curriculum in Fourth Grade
RELIGION: This is Our Faith – Silver Burdett Ginn
Christian Morality
Good and Evil
Conscience
Commandments, The Laws of Love
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Unity through the Eucharist
Church celebrations of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Way of the Cross, Holy Week, and Holy Days
Saints for all seasons
Bible stories and Parables
Prayers including: The Our Father, Hail Mary, Meal Prayers, The Act of Contrition, Apostle’s Creed, and Guardian Angel
Oral and silent reading
Comprehension through guided reading and questions
Reading skills practiced with workbook
Writing, vocabulary, and word study
Critical thinking skills
Various novels read
Library books – Book Reports (2 each month)
A/R Library Requirements
Group and individual writing for the following:
Sentence structure
Personal narratives
Varied story topics
Comparisons and contrasts
Letter writing
Persuasive paragraphs
Descriptive writing
Variety of poetry
Grammar study of:
Nouns
Action verbs
Linking verbs
Adjectives
Pronouns
Adverbs
Consonant and vowel sounds
Long and short vowels
Proper spelling of contractions
Prefixes and suffixes
Possessives
Reference tools
Sentences
25 word test every Friday
Life Science:
Classifying plants and animals
Energy from plants
Ecosystems
Changes in ecosystems
Systems of the human body
Physical Science:
Properties of matter
Heat
Electricity and magnetism
Sound and light
Objects in motion
Earth Science:
Water cycle and weather
Minerals and rocks
Changes to Earth’s surface
Using Natural Resources
Space and Technology
Addition and subtraction review
Data, graphs, and fact review
Place value and time
Multiplication concepts and facts
Division concepts and facts
Fractions and customary linear measurement
Fraction operation and customary measurement
Using geometry
Decimals and metric measurement
Dividing by two digit division and probability
Problem solving
SOCIAL STUDIES: Scott Foresman – Social Studies Regions
Five regions of the
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
West
Maps and globes
States
and capitals of the
Hemispheres
Latitude and Longitude