FOURTH GRADE

​Language Arts

Reading and Literature

• Oral Reading
• Reading Comprehension
• Speed reading
• Vocabulary building
• Various Novels

Penmanship

• Review of cursive writing through skill practice, word games, spelling words, 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

• Letters – friendly, post cards, thank-you notes
• Gathering information
• Writing with details
• Writing an encyclopedia report
• Writing book reports
• Creative writing
• Dictionary skills

Grammar

• Sentence structure, Kinds of sentences, Punctuation
• Capitalization of facts
• Abbreviations, Possessive words
• Recognizing and using all eight parts of speech
• Diagramming verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs
• Correctly using troublesome words

​History and Geography

A Comprehensive Study of New Jersey History

• Map study
• 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 & Beast

Animals

• Insects: Miniature Marvels of Creation
• Birds: Winged Wonders 

Matter

• Matter: Water, Air, & Weather

Energy

• Energy: Sound & Hearing

Earth and Space

• Geology: Planet Earth
• Oceanography: Wonders of the Sea
• Astronomy: Consider the Heavens

​​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

​​Health

Physical Fitness

• Your Body Framework
• The Muscle Builder
• Your Breathing Machine

Interpersonal Relationships

• A Healthier You

Personal Hygiene

• A Winning Smile
• Your Body’s Cover
• Keys to Good Grooming

​​Bible

Building Life Castles
 Our lives are like a castle that is being built room by room into a strong and beautiful edifice. This major idea is presented as the students survey the New Testament, focusing on the life of Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit and the life and writings of Paul.

​​Computer

Students will be taught proper keyboarding techniques. A weekly 40-minute session will help enhance the students’ learning through “hands-on” application with a computerized “typing tutor”. They will also play curriculum related learning games. 

​​Spanish

• Numbers 1-100
  
• Personal Pronouns
• Action Verbs

Art

Music

Physical Education