Fourth Grade

Language Arts	Reading and Literature Oral reading Reading comprehension Speed reading Vocabulary building Penmanship Review of cursive writing formation through skill practice, word games, original composition, and sentence dictation Spelling and Poetry Weekly word lists with challenging words and vocabulary Reinforcement activities Six poems committed to memory	Language Writing Process Sentence structure, Kinds of sentences, Punctuation, Capitalization facts, Abbreviations, Possessive words Letters— friendly, post cards, thank-you notes Gathering information Writing with details Writing an encyclopedia report Writing book reports Creative writing Dictionary skills	Grammar Recognizing and using all eight parts of speech Diagraming verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs Correctly using troublesome words
History and Geography	Map study State history for six weeks Eight documents memorized The Years of Discovery The Years of Exploration The First Americans The English Come to America The New England Colonies	The Middle and Southern Colonies A Picture of Colonial Life The Great Awakening The French and Indian War The American War for Independence Building a New Nation Our Nation Grows	The Civil War New Frontiers An Age of Progress Beyond Our Boundaries The World Wars Time for Freedom and Responsibility
Science	Plants Plants: Provision for Man and Beast Animals Insects: Miniature Marvels of Creation Birds: Winged Wonders	Matter Matter: Water, Air, and Weather Energy Energy: Sound and Hearing	Earth and Space Geology: Planet Earth Oceanography: Wonders of the Sea Astronomy: Consider the Heavens
Health, Safety, Manners	Physical Fitness Your Body Framework The Muscle Builder Your Breathing Machine	Personal Hygiene A Winning Smile Your Body’s Cover Keys to Good Grooming	Interpersonal Relationships A Healthier You
Arithmetic	Place value of whole numbers and decimals Mastery of fundamental operations Story problems Estimating answers English and metric measures Converting measures within the same system and solving measurement equations	Roman numerals Addition, subtraction, and multiplication involving fractions Estimation Averaging Factoring Divisibility rules Introduction to decimals Making change Reading a thermometer	Solving equations using addition and subtraction axioms Graphs and scale drawing Basic geometric shapes Perimeter and area Using an English and metric ruler Time lapse
Bible	Lessons such as Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ, Paul includes memory verses, hymns /choruses, and Bible doctrine)
Music Arts & Crafts	Music Theory/Flutophone Traditional, patriotic, fun songs	Basic drawing and painting techniques, color concepts, and perspective