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Science - Our units of study include electricity/magnetism, nutrition, rocks and minerals, habitats, and human growth and development. We incorporate curriculum from both the Foss and Delta hands on programs. The Harcourt textbook is used as a supplemental resource to reinforce learning standards.

Spelling - Our spelling curriculum comes from the Harcourt Reading/Language Series. Lesson pretests are done in class on Monday with all activities due on Thursday. Friday is our typical spelling test day.

Language - These lessons are taught through Daily Oral Language (D.O.L.) each day and a wide variety of writing exercises throughout the year. At times, students will take a piece of personal writing and refine it past editing and into the final copy phase of the writing process.

 

Curriculum

Reading - Vocabulary, literary and comprehension skills will be emphasized through a series of poems, fictional and non-fictional short stories. Strategies will be taught in independent, small group and large group settings.

Math - The district texts which we are using is Houghton Mifflin and University of Chicago Math. Throughout the year, students are taught:

· read and write large numbers

· multiply and divide

· solving functions and graphing (linear algebra)

· geometry

· multi-digit multiplication and division

· Hands-on Equations

· fractions

· decimals

· measuring in standard and metric units

Social Studies - In fourth grade we survey our great nation. We study the geographic, historical and cultural elements of each region.