FOURTH GRADE CURRICULUM
Click on a link below to learn about the curriculum for our 4th grade students.
ESSENTIAL STANDARDS
ELA
I CAN…
- explain what a text says using specific details from the text
- make inferences using specific details from the text
- determine the main idea of a text
- explain how an author supports the main idea with details
- summarize informational or persuasive text
- understand words and phrases from fourth grade informational text
- determine the meaning of content words or phrases in an informational text
- describe the organizational structure in an informational text
- use text structure to explain a text
- use text features to understand the text
- explain how the text feature helps me understand the information in the text
- use information from two texts on the same topic to help me write about a topic
- use information from two texts on the same topic to help me speak about a topic
- read accurately
- read accurately and fluently enough to understand what I read
- write complete sentences
- recognize and correct fragments
- recognize and correct run-ons
- use capitalization
MUSIC
I CAN…
- sing or play a song on the correct pitches and rhythms, using their skills learned in class
- use music vocabulary to describe music they experience in 4th grade
- demonstrate appropriate audience behavior for music presented and performed in 4th grade
ART
I CAN…
- engage in discussion and the critique of artwork with terminology relevant to art, and if necessary, make revisions to the artwork
- recognize how art was created based on the processes available during the timeframe of the creation of a work of art
CODING
I CAN...
- use numbers or symbols to show how programs store information
- think like a computer, in sequences and loops
- identify and fix problems in my code
- choose the right form of technology to complete tasks most efficiently
MATH
I CAN…
- read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form
- compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons
- fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm
- multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations
- illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models
- explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n × a)/(n × b) by using visual fraction models, with attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size. Use this principle to recognize and generate equivalent fractions.
- compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators, e.g., by creating common denominators or numerators, or by comparing to a benchmark fraction such as 1/2. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.
- classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines, or the presence or absence of angles of a specified size. Recognize right triangles as a category, and identify right triangles.
- find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100
- recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors
SEL
I CAN...
- identify and manage their emotions and behavior constructively
- demonstrate consideration for others and a desire
- to contribute positively
- develop and maintain positive relationships
PE/Health
I CAN….
- throw overhand & hit my target
- dribble in general space with control of ball & body while increasing & decreasing speed
- engage in physical activity with responsible interpersonal behavior
ACADEMIC RESOURCES & STANDARDS
Curriculum Resources
Content Area | Grade(s) | Resource | Used Since… |
Math | 3-5 | Bridges Mathematics | 2019-2020 |
ELA | 3-5 | Collaborative Classroom | 2016-2017 |
Science | 3-5 | Cereal City | 2018-2019 (slow roll-out) |
Social Studies | 3-5 | Internal Resources | |
SEL | 3-5 | Caring Schools Community | 2019-2020 |
MDE Academic Standards
ALL GRADE STANDARDS
ACADEMIC RESOURCE LINKS
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Location: 550 Maple St., Manistee, MI 49660
Curriculum Director: Amber Kowatch
Telephone: (231) 723-3521
Email: akowatch@manistee.org