4th Grade

1st Nine Week Pacing Chart

Date / Reading / Conventions / Writing / Math / Science / Social Studies
Aug. 2nd – 6th, 2010
Assessments:
Reading/ Grammar: Lesson 1 Test
Spelling Test: Lesson 1
Math:
Social Studies:
Profile Poster Book / Storytown: Theme 1
The Hot and Cold Summer
Science/ Social Studies:
Inquiry Tools/ Beliefs/Ideals/Rules
ELA4R1g
Makes connections
ELA4R1b
Setting, characters, events w/ supp of text
ELA4R3e
Identifies and applies synonyms
ELA4R1f
Summarize main idea and supporting details / ELA4C1h
Varies the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
ELA4C1c
Identifies and uses mechanics, usage, and sentence structure / Narrative
Pre-Test Prompt:
ELA4W2Na
Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a
point of view, and otherwise developing reader interest
ELA4W2b
Establishes a plot, setting, and conflict, and/or the significanceof events
ELA4W2c
Creates an organizing structure
ELA4W2d
Includes sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character / M4N1a & b
Understand Place Value
(p. 2-3)
Place Value Through Hundred Thousands
(p. 4-5)
Place Value Through Millions
(pg. 6-9)
Problem Solving Skill: Use a Graph
(p. 12-13)
Place Value: Compare Numbers
(p. 14-17) / Inquiry Tools
S4CS3
Inquiry Tools
S4CS1a-c
Inquiry Skills / Beliefs/Ideals/Rules
Establish Classroom Rules/Norms
Building Relationships
Discuss Learner Profiles (IB)
  • Inquirers
  • Knowledgeable
  • Thinkers
  • Communicators
  • Principled
  • Open-minded
  • Caring
  • Risk-takers
  • Balanced
  • Reflective
Class Constitutions
Aug. 9th – 13th, 2010
Assessment:
Reading/ Grammar: Lesson 2 Test
Spelling Test: Lesson 2
Math: / Storytown:
Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen
Science/ Social Studies:
Inquiry Tools/ Beliefs/Ideals/Rules
ELA4R1g
Makes connections
ELA4R1b
Setting, characters, events w/ supp of text
ELA4R3e
Identifies and applies synonyms
ELA4R1f
Summarize main idea and supporting details / ELA4C1h
Varies the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
ELA4C1c
Identifies and uses mechanics, usage, and sentence structure / Narrative
Prompt:
ELA4W2Na
Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a
point of view, and otherwise developing reader interest
ELA4W2b
Establishes a plot, setting, and conflict, and/or the significanceof events
ELA4W2c
Creates an organizing structure
ELA4W2d
Includes sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character / M4N1a
Place Value: Compare Numbers
(p. 14-17)
Place Value: Order Numbers
(p. 18 -19)
Place Value: Order Numbers
(p. 20 -21)
Extra Practice
(p. 22 - 23)
Chapter CRCT Test Prep
(p. 24 - 25) / Inquiry Tools
S4CS4b-c
Reading Graphs
S4CS5a – S4CS8a-c
Scientific Method / Beliefs/Ideals/Rules
Review and Discuss Classroom Rules/Norms
Building Relationships
Discuss Learner Profiles (IB)
  • Inquirers
  • Knowledgeable
  • Thinkers
  • Communicators
  • Principled
  • Open-minded
  • Caring
  • Risk-takers
  • Balanced
  • Reflective
Class Constitutions
Aug. 16th – 20th, 2010
Assessments:
Reading/ Grammar: Lesson 3 Test
Spelling Test: Lesson 3
Math: / Storytown:
Danitra Brown Leaves Town
Science/ Social Studies:
Ecosystems/ Unit 1
ELA4R1g
Compares and contrasts literature with author’s life
ELA4R1b
Ongoing: Setting, characters, events w/ supp of text
ELA4R1f
Makes and supports judgments and inferences
ELA4R3d
Determines alternate word choice (dic./thes.) / ELA4C1h
Varies the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
ELA4C1b
Parts of speech (noun, verb, adverbs, adjective)
ELA4C1c
Identifies and uses mechanics, usage, and sentence structure / Narrative
Prompt:
ELA4W2Na
Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a
point of view, and otherwise developing reader interest
ELA4W2b
Establishes a plot, setting, and conflict, and/or the significanceof events
ELA4W2c
Creates an organizing structure
ELA4W2d
Includes sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character online materials / M4N7d
Use Mental Math Strategies
(p. 28 - 31)
M4N2a
Round Numbers
(p.32 - 35)
M4N7d
Estimate Sums and Differences
(p. 36 – 39)
M4N2d
Add and Subtract
(p. 40 – 43)
Problem Solving Skill: Estimate or Find Exact Answers
(p. 44 – 45)
Extra Practice
(p. 54 – 55)
Chapter CRCT Test Prep
(p. 56 – 57) / Inquiry Tools and Scientific Method
S4CS1 & S4CS8
Review
Unit Test over Inquiry Tools and Scientific Method / Unit 1- Our Land and First People
SS4G1 (a-b)
The student will describe and identify major physical and man-made features of the U.S. and how they affect human systems
SS4E1 (a-f)
The student will use the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost,
specialization, voluntary exchange, productivity, and price incentives to illustrate historical events
Aug. 23rd – 27th, 2010
Assessments:
Reading/ Grammar: Lesson 4 Test
Spelling Test: Lesson 4
Math: / Storytown:
Kai’s Journey to Gold Mountain
Science/ Social Studies:
Ecosystems/ Unit 1
ELA4R1g
Compares and contrasts literature with author’s life
ELA4R1b
Ongoing: Setting, characters, events w/ supp of text
ELA4R1f
Makes and supports judgments and inferences
ELA4R3d
Determines alternate word choice (dic./thes.) / ELA4C1h
Varies the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
ELA4C1b
Parts of speech (noun, verb, adverbs, adjective)
ELA4C1a
Recognizes the subject-predicate relationship in
sentences / Informational
ELAW42c
Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and context
ELAW42f
Uses a range of appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details, describing or analyzing the subject, and narrating a relevant anecdote
ELAW42g
Draws from more than one source of information, such as speakers, books, newspapers, and online materials / M4N7c
Mental Math: Multiplication Properties
(p. 108 - 111)
M4N7b
Expressions
(p. 128 – 129)
Order of Operations
(p. 130 – 131)
Expressions with Variables
(p. 132 – 133)
Work Backwards
(p. 134 – 135)
Problem Solving Skill: Find a Rule
(p. 136 – 137)
Extra Practice
(p. 138 – 139)
Chapter CRCT Test Prep
(p. 140 – 141) / Life Science-
Ecosystems
S4L1a
Producers, consumers, decomposers
S4L1b
Food chain / Unit 1- Our Land and First People
SS4G1 (a-b)
The student will describe and identify major physical and man-made features of the U.S. and how they affect human systems
SS4E1 (a-f)
The student will use the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost,
specialization, voluntary exchange, productivity, and price incentives to illustrate historical events
Aug. 30 – Sept. 3, 2010
Assessments:
Reading/ Grammar: Lesson 5 Test
Spelling Test: Lesson 5
Math: / Storytown:
Pedro Puts On a Play
(Readers’ Theater)
Science/ Social Studies:
Ecosystems/ Unit 1
ELA4R3b
Determines word meaning from context
ELA4R1b
Ongoing: Setting, characters, events w/ supp of text
ELA4R1f
Summarize main idea and supporting details
ELA4R3e
Identifies and applies synonyms / ELA4C1h
Varies the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
ELA4C1b
Parts of speech (noun, verb, adverbs, adjective)
ELA4C1a
Recognizes the subject-predicate relationship in
sentences) / Response to Literature
ELA4W2a
Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and developing reader interest
ELA4W2b
Advances judgment : interpretative, evaluative, reflective
ELA4W2c
Supports judgments w/ text, other works, authors, media, personal knowledge / M4N7d
Algebra: Mental Math: Multiplication Patterns
(p. 148 - 149)
Estimate Products
(p. 150- 151)
M4N3
Multiply 2-Digit Numbers
(p. 152- 155)
Multiply 3-Digit Numbers
(p. 156 - 159)
Problem Solving Skill: Make an Organized List
(p. 160 – 161)
Extra Practice
(p. 162 – 163)
Chapter CRCT Test Prep
(p. 164 – 165) / Life Science-
Ecosystems
S4L1c
Change affects on an ecosystem
S4L1d
Effects of too few/ too many plants-animals / Unit 1- Our Land and First People
SS4H1 (a-b)
The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America
SS4G2(a-b)
The student will describe how physical systems affect human systems
Sept. 6 – 10, 2010
Labor Day 9/6
Early Release 9/9
Assessments:
Reading/ Grammar: Lesson 6 Test
Spelling Test: Lesson 6
Math: / Storytown: Theme 2
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Science/ Social Studies:
Ecosystems/ Unit 1
ELA4R1(I)a
Locates facts
ELA4R1(I)b
Identifies and uses textual features
ELA4R1b
Ongoing: Setting, characters, events w/ supp of text
ELA4R3c
Identifies and uses root word knowledge with new words / ELA4C1h
Varies the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
ELA4C1b
Parts of speech (noun, verb, adverbs, adjective)
ELA4C1a
Recognizes the subject-predicate relationship in
sentences) / Response to Literature
ELA4W2a
Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and developing reader interest
ELA4W2b
Advances judgment : interpretative, evaluative, reflective
ELA4W2c
Supports judgments w/ text, other works, authors, media, personal knowledge / M4N7d
Algebra: Mental Math: Multiplication Patterns
(p. 168 - 169)
M4N7d
The Distributive Property
(p. 170 - 171)
M4N3
Multiply by Tens
(p. 172 - 173)
M4N7d
Estimate Products
(p. 174 - 175)
Problem Solving Skill:Too Much/Too Little Information
(p. 176 – 177)
Extra Practice
(p. 178 – 179)
Chapter CRCT Test Prep
(p. 180 – 181) / Life Science-
Ecosystems
S4L2a
External features of
organisms
S4L2b
Factors that led to extinction of organisms / Unit 1- Our Land and First People
SS4H1b
The student will describe how Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing and shelter
SS4G2a
The student will explain why each of the Native American groups occupied the areas they did, with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not.
Sept. 13 – 17, 2010
Assessments:
Reading/ Grammar: Lesson 6 Test
Spelling Test: Lesson 6
Math: Q2 M4N5 / Storytown: Theme 2
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Science/ Social Studies:
/ Unit 1
ELA4R1(I)a
Locates facts
ELA4R1(I)b
Identifies and uses textual features
ELA4R1b
Ongoing: Setting, characters, events w/ supp of text
ELA4R3c
Identifies and uses root word knowledge with new words / ELA4C1h
Varies the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
ELA4C1b
Parts of speech (noun, verb, adverbs, adjective)
ELA4C1a
Recognizes the subject-predicate relationship in
sentences) / Response to Literature
Book of Student Choice
ELA4W2a
Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and developing reader interest
ELA4W2b
Advances judgment : interpretative, evaluative, reflective
ELA4W2c
Supports judgments w/ text, other works, authors, media, personal knowledge / M4N3
Multiply 2-Digit Numbers
(p. 184 – 187)
Multiply 3-Digit Numbers
(p. 188 – 189)
Choose a Method
(p. 190 – 191)
Practice Multiplication Using Money
(p. 192 – 193)
Problem Solving Skill: Multistep Problems
(p. 194 – 195)
Extra Practice
(p. 196 – 197)
Chapter CRCT Test Prep
(p. 198 – 199) / Life Science-
Ecosystems
S4L2a
External features of
organisms
S4L2b
Factors that led to extinction of organisms / Unit 1- Our Land and First People
SS4H1b
The student will describe how Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing and shelter
SS4G2a
The student will explain why each of the Native American groups occupied the areas they did, with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not.
Sept. 20 – 24, 2010
(Benchmark Assessment 22nd – 30th )
Reading/ Grammar: Lesson 7 Test
Spelling Test: Lesson 7
Math: Work It Out (Unit 3, Task B) / Storytown:
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
Science/ Social Studies:
Solar System/ Unit 3
ELA4R1(I)
Identifies and uses graphic features
ELA4R1(I)h
Distinguishes fact/opinion
ELA4R1b
Ongoing: Setting, characters, events w/ supp of text
ELA4R3e
Identifies and applies synonyms / ELA4C1h
Varies the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
ELA4C1b
Parts of speech (noun, verb, adverbs, adjective) / Persuasive
Book of Student Choice
ELA4W2b
States a clear position
ELA4W2c
Supports a position with relevant evidence
ELA4W2e
Creates an organizational structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, context / M4N3
Multiply 2-Digit Numbers
(p. 184 – 187)
Multiply 3-Digit Numbers
(p. 188 – 189)
Choose a Method
(p. 190 – 191)
Practice Multiplication Using Money
(p. 192 – 193)
Problem Solving Skill: Multistep Problems
(p. 194 – 195)
Extra Practice
(p. 196 – 197)
Chapter CRCT Test Prep
(p. 198 – 199) / Life Science-
Ecosystems
S4L1 & S4L2- Review
Unit Test over Ecosystems / Unit 1- Our Land and First People
SS4H1 (a-b)
The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America
SS4G2a
The student will explain why each of the Native American groups occupied the areas they did, with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not.
Sept. 27th – Oct. 1st, 2010
(Benchmark Assessment 22nd – 30th )
Assessments:
Reading/ Grammar: Lesson 8 Test
Spelling Test: Lesson 8
Math: / Storytown:
Three Little Cyberpigs
Science/ Social Studies:
Solar System/ Unit 3
ELA4R1(I)
Identifies and uses graphic features
ELA4R1(I)h
Distinguishes fact/opinion
ELA4R1b
Ongoing: Setting, characters, events w/ supp of text
ELA4R3e
Identifies and applies synonyms / ELA4C1h
Varies the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and
exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
ELA4C1b
Parts of speech (noun, verb, adverbs, adjective) / Persuasive
ELA4W2b
States a clear position
ELA4W2c
Supports a position with relevant evidence
ELA4W2e
Creates an organizational structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, context / M4N1, M4N2, M4N7, M4N3
Review and practice all skills taught for the 1st 9 weeks / Unit 1- Our Land and First People
Review Unit 1
Unit 1 Assessment

*** 1st 9 week standards not mastered will be taught through small group instruction during reading and math workshops***