Titusville Area School District

Titusville Area School District

CURRICULUM SNAPSHOTS

Grade 4

LANGUAGE ARTS

*6 units Approximately 6 weeks spent on each unit

·  Unit 1: “Reflections”

o  Phonics: Short, long vowels

o  Comprehension: Story elements, Problem/Solution, Main idea

·  Unit 2: “Something in Common”

o  Phonics: Syllable Patterns, Consonant Clusters

o  Comprehension: Make predictions, Sequence of events, Cause/effect

·  Unit 3: “Our Voices”

o  Phonics: Irregular vowels, digraphs

o  Comprehension: Judgments/decisions, Fact/opinion, Author’s purpose, Point of view

·  Unit 4: “Just Curious”

o  Phonics: “r” controlled vowels

o  Comprehension: Compare/contrast, Fact/nonfact, Draw Conclusion, Steps in a process

·  Unit 5: “Make a Plan”

o  Phonics: er, cher, el, en, s

o  Comprehension: Sequence of events, Important/Unimportant info., Make predictions,

·  Unit 6: “Sorting It Out”

o  Phonics: Silent letters, s, f

o  Comprehension: Cause/effect, Problem/solution, Judgments/decisions, Compare/contrast

Textbooks/Materials:

·  Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

·  Guided Reading Leveled Books

Assessments:

·  Macmillan/McGraw-Hill end of selection assessments

·  Spelling Test (weekly)

·  Oral Reading Fluency (Fall, winter, spring)

·  4 Sight Reading Assessment (Fall, winter, spring)

·  Writing Assessment (Fall, winter, spring)

MATHEMATICS

*All concepts are cumulative and reviewed daily

·  Writing, comparing numbers to 100 million

·  Decimals

·  Prime/composite numbers

·  Fractions

·  Addition and subtraction basic facts

·  Addition and subtraction with two and three digits

·  Identifying missing digits in addition/subtraction problems

·  Squaring numbers/Square roots

·  Multiplication

·  Division

·  Geometry

·  Measurement

·  Data analysis, Graphing, Probability

·  Problem Solving, Estimation

Textbook/Materials

·  Saxon Math and manipulatives

Assessment

·  Cumulative assessments every 5 lessons

·  Fact assessments every 5 lessons

·  4 Sight Math Assessment

TECHNOLOGY

Study Island

Timelinks Online Learning Center

SCIENCE

Module A: Earth and Other Planets

Module B: Water

Module C: Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Module D: Flying

Module E: The Weather Report

Module F: Rainforests

Textbook/Materials:

·  Scott Foresman textbook and materials

SOCIAL STUDIES

·  Our National Story

·  The United States: Its Land and People

·  The Northeast

·  The Southeast

·  The Midwest

·  The Southwest

·  The West

Textbook/Materials:

McMillan/McGraw-Hill Timelinks

OTHER CURRICULUM PROGRAMS

Art

·  Lines: Sketching

·  Shape: Fall designs, etching of mythology

·  Form: Clay work, animal sculpture

·  Elements of Design: Patterns in symbols, popular culture

·  Space: One point linear perspective, house drawing

·  Color: Color patterns in commercialism, block letters

·  Value: Atmospheric perspective, positive to negative

·  Texture: 3-D texture in sculpture

·  Elements of Art

Music

·  Pitch, rhythm, tempo

·  Listening skills

·  Performance etiquette

·  Music notation

·  Major/minor tonalities

·  Music appreciation

·  Instrumental families

·  Degrees of dynamics, tempo

·  Singing and playing

·  Recorder

Physical Education

·  Rules/Safety

·  Kicking, dribbling (feet)

·  Fitness

·  Rhythm movements

·  Basketball

·  Flexibility, strength

·  Volleying/long handle implements

·  Bowling

·  Track and Field

·  Team work

Library

·  Library orientation

·  Literature appreciation/oral reading

·  Fiction/Nonfiction

·  Genre

·  Biographies

·  Author study

·  Periodicals

·  Book parts

·  Card Catalog

·  Dewey Decimal System

·  Research skills including on-line

·  Book Reporting

Special Activities:

·  Drake Well Field Trip

·  School Store/Economics