4th Grade Curriculum Guide

Distinguish between different genres

Literary Elements:

• Plot

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Author’s Style

• Point of View

Comprehension skills:

• Drawing Conclusions

• Making Inferences

• Sequencing

• Cause and Effect

• Figurative Language

• Predictions

• Fact and Opinion

Novel Studies:

• The Whipping Boy

• The Castle in the Attic

• From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

• Toliver’s Secret

• The Magician’s Nephew

• Open Court Reader

• Junior Great Books

Language Arts

Write a variety of genres:

• Autobiographical

• Report of Information

• Narrative

• Persuasive

• Letter format

• Poetry

Use the editing process

Grammar:

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Subjects

• Predicates

• Types of Sentences

• Conjunctions

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Diagramming Sentences

Word Study:

• Vocabulary and Latin Roots

Operations:

• Memorize multiplication facts to twelve

• Memorize division facts to twelve

• Multiply two and three digit numbers

• Long division with remainders

• Finding square roots

Fractions:

• Name fractions

• Put fractions in lowest terms

• Change improper fractions to mixed numbers

• Find common denominators

• Add and subtract fractions with same and different denominators

Geometry:

• Area of prisms

• Volume of prisms

• Perimeter

Map Skills:

• Latitude and longitude

• Coordinates

• Degrees

• Prime Meridian

Medieval Ages in Europe:

• Decline of the Roman Empire

• Feudal System

• Famous men and women of the period

• The Magna Carta

• Impacts on the New World

The American Revolution:

• Events leading to war

• Sons of Liberty

• Famous leaders of the Americans and British

• Impacts on citizens

• Battles

• Conclusion of the war and the impact on the country and world

The U.S. Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Branches of government

• System of checks and balances

Early Presidents:

• Biographies

• Important events during presidency

• Legacy

Reforms:

• Education

• Abolitionism

• Temperance

• Women’s Rights

Memorize states and capitals

Human Body:

• Skeletal

• Muscular

• Respiratory

• Circulatory

• Digestive

• Nervous

Meteorology:

• Layers of the atmosphere

• Types of clouds

• Wind

• Causes of weather

• Forecasting tools

Simple Machines:

• Lever

• Screw

• Wedge

• Inclined plane

• Wheel and axles

• Pulley

• Formula for work

Biology:

• Classify living things

• Plant processes

• Seed distribution

• Parts of plants

• Plant needs

Old Testament:

• The Fall of man

• Old testament figures

• The people of Israel

• Kings of the Old Testament

• Prefiguring Christ

New Testament:

• Know and understand the parts of the Mass

• Preparation for the Savior

• The Holy Spirit

• The Sacraments as channels of grace

Saints:

• Saint reflections

• Saint fair

Prayers:

• Act of Faith

• Act of Hope

• Act of Love

• Pater Noster

• Ave Maria

• The Living Stations

Spanish:

• Greetings and Introductions

• Question Words

• Reading and comprehension

• Grammar and writing

• Adjectives

• Spanish speaking countries

• Prayers

Music:

• Elements of music

• Notate treble and bass clef melodies

• Music of the Catholic Church

• Orchestral families

• Harmonies and cannons

Visual Arts:

• Renaissance Art,

• 19th Century Art,

• US Art

Physical Education:

• Physical Fitness

• Sportsmanship

• Skills for team sports

• Rules and practice for team sports