Fourth Grade

In fourth grade, new opportunities abound, and the world seems to be expanding all around.

Fourth graders have a blast learning math by digging deep into the statistics of Memphis Grizzlies players.

These boys are eager to take laptops home for the first time and switch classes. Fourth graders have a growing sense of self and are also increasingly aware of others. As a result, collaborative learning is more productive than ever, and boys begin to understand that over time collaboration leads to innovation and change in our world. Fourth graders are passionate. Whether taking mad-minute tests or cheering for the Memphis Grizzlies, fourth-grade boys put forth intense effort.

Language Arts

Engage in Reader’s Workshop and apply comprehension strategies to heighten conference discussions with peers and teachers
Understand that story elements provide structure to reading and writing
Identify figurative language
Begin to apply metacognition marks and self-monitor comprehension while reading
Communicate in writing using knowledge of parts of speech (prepositions, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections) Identify complete subjects and predicates
Become familiar with dependent and independent clauses
Use the writing process to compose narrative, informational, and opinion writing samples during Writer’s Workshop
Use grade-appropriate paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, grammar, and word usage to effectively complete a variety of writing tasks

Social Studies

Understand that advancements in civilizations lead to change
Research ways that ancient, modern, and medical innovations have impacted society
Discuss how innovations were conceived, were used, and have improved over time
Identify and explain the connections between geography and innovations
Explore how culture and innovations are connected in a civilization
Determine ways in which innovations cause a civilization to flourish

Math

Read, write, identify, order, and compare whole numbers, decimals, and fractions
Round whole numbers and decimals
Add and subtract whole numbers, decimals, and fractions
Identify factors, multiples, and exponents as they relate to multiplication
Identify prime and composite numbers and understand their role in multiplication
Understand, memorize, and apply proper divisibility rules
Multiply multi-digit whole numbers, decimals, and fractions
Divide whole numbers, decimals, and fractions using single- and double-digit divisors
Identify properties of polygons
Identify points, lines, line segments, rays, angles, and their symbols
Determine area and perimeter of squares, rectangles, and circles
Demonstrate an understanding of patterns, relationships, and elementary algebraic representations
Identify mean, median, mode, and range in a set of data

Science

Identify plants and animals as living organisms
Identify parts and observe functions of plants and flowers
Recognize characteristics of invertebrate phyla
Classify invertebrates
Understand the difference between static and current electricity
Test, repair, draw, and construct circuits from diagrams
Construct circuits in which the batteries are connected in series and parallel fashion
Construct a switch and place it in a circuit