4th Grade Curriculum Night

Mathematicsoperations and algebraic thinking:

using equations with variables to solve multi-step word problems, number patterns, factors and multiples

numbers and operations: multiplication, division, place value, rounding

fractions: equivalency, comparing, adding, subtracting, mixed numbers, improper fractions, multiplying fractions by whole numbers, decimals (tenths and hundredths)

measurement and data: customary and metric systems, area and perimeter, using line plots to record measurement data

geometry: polygons, angle measurement, types of lines, symmetry

Reading90 Minute Uninterrupted Reading Block

Shared Reading (Teacher Directed Reading Skills and Strategies)Guided Reading (Teacher supported Reading) Independent Reading Fluency, vocabulary, word study

*Reading Literature Text *Reading Informational Text

Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Power Hour1 hour of intervention time● 30 minutes of reading

○ SOAR (small group reading)

● 30 minutes of math○ revisiting skills and strategies○ targeting gaps in individual learning

WritingStudents will work on three types of writing during the year: narrative, informative, and persuasive.

Your child’s grade in Language Arts has a writing component: writing content and writing conventions (spelling, punctuation, and grammar).

Science & Social StudiesSocial Studies:

NC governmentNC history & resourcesSocial and economic change over time

Science:Rocks and fossilsAdaptationsMagnets & ElectricityLightPhases of the Moon

HomeworkAssignments can include:● Daily reading ● Math assignments that are related to work in

class● Longer-term projects as assigned by your child’s

teacher.● Other work as directed by the teacher.

Please sign your child’s planner daily.

Questions?(‘Raleigh Trip’ is the next

slide!)

Raleigh Trip● November 6th● Typical price~ around $80.00● This trip is all day long!● To go to Raleigh is a privilege.● We will see…

○ NC State Capitol Building & Legislative Building

○ NC Museum of History○ NC Museum of Natural Sciences