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Fourth Grade
Curriculum
Fourth Grade Language Arts
Students in fourth grade
apply reading strategies and skills
automatically, flexibly, and strategically
to comprehend fiction, nonfiction, poetry,
and drama. They read for literary
experience, to gain information, and to
perform a task. They use a variety of
strategies and writing process elements to
compose fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and
drama. They become increasingly proficient
in active listening, speaking, and using
media and technology. They deepen and extend
their understanding and use of English
language conventions in oral presentations
and written products. The learner will:
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Explore a wide range of texts and their
distinguishing features.
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Expand vocabulary through wide reading,
word study, exposure to content area
words, and discussion.
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Routinely spell high frequency words and
use resources to check spelling.
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Write for a variety of purposes and
audiences and use writing as a tool for
learning.
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Communicate effectively with different
audiences through spoken, written, and
visual formats.
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Use media and technological resources
for research and as tools for learning.
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Use increasingly sophisticated knowledge
of grammar and language conventions in
oral and written products and
presentations.
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Apply comprehension strategies
critically, creatively, and
strategically.
The learner will apply
enabling strategies and skills to read and
write.
The learner will apply
strategies and skills to comprehend text
that is read, heard, and viewed.
The learner will make
connections with text through the use of
oral language, written language, and media
and technology.
The learner will apply
strategies and skills to create oral,
written, and visual texts.
The learner will apply
grammar and language conventions to
communicate effectively.
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Fourth Grade Mathematics
Major Concepts:
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Addition, subtraction, and
multiplication with multi-digit numbers
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Division with single digit divisors
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Points, lines, angles, and
transformations in geometry
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Non-numeric symbols to represent
quantities
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Range, median, and mode
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Bar, picture, and circle graphs;
stem-and-leaf plots and line plots
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Probability
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Students will create and solve relevant
and authentic problems using appropriate
technology and applying these concepts
as well as those developed in previous
years.
Computational Skills to
Maintain:
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Use counting strategies
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Add and subtract multi-digit numbers
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Read and write word names for numbers
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Addition, subtraction, multiplication
facts/tables
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Identify, explain, and apply the
commutative and identity properties for
multiplication and addition
The learner will read,
write, model, and compute with rational
numbers.
The learner will
demonstrate an understanding and use of the
properties and relationships in geometry,
and standard units of metric and customary
measurement.
The learner will
demonstrate an understanding of patterns and
relationships.
The learner will
demonstrate an understanding and use of
graphing, probability, and data analysis.
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Fourth
Grade Science
Analyzing Systems
The focus for fourth grade
students is thinking and analyzing in terms
of systems. This helps students keep track
of objects, organisms, and events. The
strands provide a context for teaching the
content throughout all goals. Students will
actively investigate concepts by:
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Predicting, observing, and recording
results of simple experiments.
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Observing and examining structural
characteristics and behavior of animals.
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Generating ideas to solve simple
problems.
The learner will build an
understanding of animal growth and
adaptation.
The learner will build an
understanding of the composition and uses of
rocks and minerals.
The learner will build an
understanding of electricity and magnetism.
The learner will build an
understanding of technological designs.
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Fourth
Grade: North Carolina Geography and History
Fourth grade students
proceed from the study of individuals who
make a difference in their communities and
the world to a study of North Carolina.
Students explore geographic regions,
landforms, climate, and resources of the
state. They learn about the state's social,
economic, and political institutions and how
these institutions respond to the needs of
North Carolinians. Students build a base of
knowledge about economic principles and
technological developments, about past
experiences in the state and about present
day practices. They study the land and its
people analyzing the diverse groups that
have contributed to the development of North
Carolina beginning with the American Indians
up to the revolutionary period.
Additionally, students have the opportunity
to draw parallels between contemporary
issues and their historical origins. The
learner will apply the five themes of
geography to North Carolina and its people.
The learner will examine
the importance of the role of ethnic groups
and examine the multiple roles they have
played in the development of North Carolina.
The learner will trace
the history of colonization in North
Carolina and evaluate its significance for
diverse people's ideas.
The learner will analyze
social and political institutions in North
Carolina such as government, education,
religion, and family and how they structure
society, influence behavior, and response to
human needs.
The learner will examine
the impact of various cultural groups on
North Carolina.
The learner will evaluate
how North Carolinians apply basic economic
principles within the community, state, and
nation.
The learner will
recognize how technology influences change
within North Carolina.
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