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Elementary Academics Fourth Grade
Spelling:
Scope:
- More than 900 spelling words are covered over a 35-week period.
- This Program utilizes phonics keys and dictionary tips to ensure that these words are used correctly in their spoken and written language.
- Spelling rules are taught that will enable students to spell many more words than in the weekly lists.
- Listening skills are developed through weekly dictation.
- Enjoying and appreciating good poetry.
Sequence:
- Each list is studied for four (4) days.
- Day 1: List and Word to Live By are introduces, rules are explained, and
- study helps are provided.
- Day 2: Students complete workbook activities. Write sentences.
- Day 3: Students take a pre-test; read poetry selection for the unit
- Day 4: Students review as a class via spelling bee, relays;
- Test is given on the 5th day.
Text: Spelling Vocabulary and Poetry 4
Publisher: A Beka
Penmanship:
Scope:
- Neatness and self-confidence in cursive handwriting by practicing
- Formation of letters and numbers
- Spacing words evenly
- Slanting letters forward
- Using correct punctuation
Sequence:
- Weekly Schedule during the 33-week program
- Day 1: Read the handwriting tip and practice the letters and words for the day.
- Day 2: Practice the new letters and words from the verse of the week.
- Day 3: Review the handwriting tip and practice the letters and words for the day.
- Day 4: Practice the verse on a separate sheet of paper and begin coloring the border.
- Day 5: Write the final copy of the verse of the week and finish coloring the border.
Text: A Reason For Writing
Publisher: Concerned Communications
Reading:
Scope:
- Develop eager readers
- Encourage Christian growth and a love for literature
- Christian valaues are annotated with Bible Action Truths
- Develop independent word-recognition skills
- Phonetics
- Phonograms
- Structural Analysis
- Sight Words
- Context Clues
- Dictionary Analysis
- Build comprehension skills
- Reading comprehension is developed through literal, interpretative, critical, and appreciative questions
Sequence:
- Character building stories are arranges in units by theme: adventure stories, Christian biographies, historical accounts, informational articles, traditional tales, fables, poetry, dramas, and excerpts from childrens literature.
- Students are given background information and vocabulary words are introduced for each reading selection.
- Students carry out the following tasks for each selection:
- Silent Reading
- Oral Reading (random)
- Comprehensive questions
- Work text activities
Text: I Met You in a Story Reading for Christian Schools 4
Publisher: BJU Press
Supplement
Scope:
- Develop reading speed and power of comprehension
- Stimulate students reading interests
- Provide a variety of reading experiences
Sequence:
- Program consists of forty-six timed reading exercises followed by a 10-question comprehension quiz based on stated facts, implication, or general reasoning.
- One selection is completed per week.
Text: Read and Think
Publisher: A Beka
Literature:
Scope:
- Develop eager readers
- Develop comprehension skills
- Encourage love for literature
Sequence:
- Students have three (3) literature units
- By the Great Horn Spoon! By Sid Fleischman
- Sign of the Beaver By Elizabeth George Speare
- Island of the Blue Dolphin
- Students are required to read three (3) chapter books from different genre (at least 90 pages of text.
- Students assess the books via book reports, dioramas, crossword puzzles, timelines, etc.
Grammar:
Scope:
- Development of composition skills and a clear understanding of basic English grammar.
- Write in complete sentences and use sensory description
- Describe and identify each part of speech
- Proper usages of homonyms and verbs (irregular and tense)
- Correct usage of punctuation to produce clear communication.
Sequence:
- Lessons are divided into the following 14 units
- Recognizing and Writing Good Sentences
- Writing Letters
- Something to Write About
- The Writing Process
- Punctuation Your Writing
- Capitalizing Important Words
- Verbs
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections
- The Dictionary
- Using Words Correctly
- Evaluations are given after each unit.
Text: Gods Gift of Language A
Publisher: A Beka
Writing:
Scope:
- Students will write one processed paper (2 or more drafts) each quarter
- Students will write one body paragraph (one-draft) twice each quarter
- Students will write one content-area paragraph, each week
- Students will respond to literature, using 4or 5-paragraph essay with 1-chunk body paragraphs
Sequence
- Review terminology and color code for writing model
- Formula and structure first, fluency and freedom second
- The Process Paragraph
- Scaffold, using chart
- Prewriting for body paragraphs, using CD-CM T-Chart, WOW
- Shaping for body paragraphs, using geometric forms
- Write paragraph, using writing process
Text: The Jane Schaffer Writing Program
Bible:
Scope:
- Teach Biblical principals and personal choices through the stories of the Old Testament and the New Testament.
- Ensure that all students understand the need for and the way of salvation
- Develop a relationship with the Lord
- Present a Biblical Truth in chapel to student body
Sequence:
- 1st quarter: Gods Leaders Act in History
- 2nd quarter: Gods Purposes in History
- 3rd quarter Pauls Mission to Spread the Good News (Acts 13-20)
- 4th quarter Pauls Mission to Spread the Good News (Acts 21-28)
- Daily prayer and scripture reading
- Weekly chapel
- Weekly Devotions
- Seek the Lords example to overcome trials and circumstances.
Text: Bible (NIV)
Text: Biblical Choices
Publisher: Standard
Science:
Scope:
- Develop a knowledge of God and encourage Christian growth
- Promote scientific literacy (problem solving)
- Knowledge a way of investigating and thinking
- Facts
- Concepts
- Principals
- Skills
- Observing Prediction
- Classifying Defining operationally
- Inferring Formulating hypotheses
- Using numbers Interpreting data
- Measuring Controlling variables
- Using space-time relationships Experimenting
- Communicating
- Attitudes
- Demonstrate proper care handling of living organisms and show respect for life
- Use objective approach in problem solving
- Apply science and technology to common life tasks
- Demonstrate a Scriptural view of himself/herself through the study of science
Sequence:
- The text is divided into 12 units
- History of the Moon
- Insects, Arachnids, and Myriapods
- Electricity
- Plants
- Length
- Digestion
- Moons Structure and Motions
- Animal Defenses
- Light
- Machines
- How the Earths Crust Wears Down
- Units will be taught in the same order as listed above
- Assigned chapter reading/outlining
- Demonstrations
- Workbook activities
- Evaluate comprehension through quizzes, tests, and participation
Text: Science 4 for Christian Schools
Science 4 Notebook Packet
Publisher: BJU Press
Social Studies:
Scope:
- Knowledge and Understanding
- History
- Understand the meaning of time and chronology
- Recognize the interrelationships of geography, economics, culture, belief systems, and political systems
- Analyze cause-and-effect relationships of ideas and events
- Geography
- Understand movement of people, goods, and ideas
- Understand human and environmental interaction
- Economics
- Identify and apply basic concepts of economics
- Develop an awareness of past and present exchange systems
- Civic Understanding and Values
- Develop an appreciation for the multicultural, pluralistic nature of U.S. society
- Understand the basic principles of democracy
- Develop a respect for human rights
- Develop an understanding for the rational settlement of disputes and for compromise
- Skills
- Locate, select, and collect information
- Organize information to address issues or problems
- Present information in spoken or written forms
- Identify and use map and globe symbols
- Construct and use maps and geographic models
Sequence:
- The text is divided into 5 units
- People and Places
- Geography
- First Californians
- Colonial California
- Spanish Explorers/Settlers
- Presidios, Missions, and Pueblos
- Mexican California
- From Missions to Ranchos
- Newcomers Change California
- Gold Rush
- California Becomes a State
- Growth and Development
- Transcontinental Railroad
- Agriculture Advances
- Different Cultures
- Modern California
- Industrial Growth
- World War II Struggle for Rights
- Units 1-3 will be taught in the same order as stated above
- Units 4-5 will be used as resource for reports
- Overview of lesson and introduce vocabulary words
- Assigned reading/outline
- Class review via study guides, relays
- Evaluations via participation, quizzes, tests, and reports
- Class Trip to Sacramento
Text: Oh, California
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Text is divided into 12 units
- The Continents
- Through the Golden Door
- American Voices
- Preaching the Word
- The Fifty States
- New Fangled Ideas
- In the Market
- Steam Engines and Smokestacks
- Stoking the Fires
- Getting the Message
- Struggles Far Away
- By the People
- Units 1,5, and 12 will be taught as set out in curriculum.
- The remaining units will be used as resource for reports
- Overview of lesson and introduce vocabulary words
- Assigned reading/outline
- Class review via study guides, relays
- Evaluations via participation, quizzes, tests, and reports
Text: Doors of Opportunity, Heritage Studies for Christian Schools 4
Notebook , Heritage Studies for Christian Schools 4
Publisher: BJU Press
Math:
Scope:
An overview of material to be covered includes
Recognizing number words; missing number series; symbols
- Whole Numbers
- Addition and subtraction
- Multiplication
- Facts; 1, 2, and 3-digit multipliers
- Division
- Facts; remainders; 2, 3, and 4-digit divisors
- Fractions
- Addition and subtraction like denominators; equivalents; mixed numbers
- Addition and subtraction equivalent fractions using division; improper fractions
- Money
- Change equivalents for up to a dollar; multiplication; division; money divided by money
- Decimals:
- Tenths and hundredths; addition and subtraction
- Time-Clock
- Telling time; AM-PM
- Time-Calendar
- Computing dates
- Story Problems
- Measurements:
- Length; weight; equivalents; abbreviations
- Geometry
- Line segments; plane figures; rectangular prisms, perimeters; area, volume, angles
- Estimating
- Other Topics
- Correct order of process; map scales, lowest common multiple, ordinals
Sequence:
- This program consists of 155 lessons that incorporate a review of previously taught concepts with the regular introduction of new skills.
- The above topics are taught through the daily math exercises, drills, and tests.
Text: Excel
Publisher - AnsMar Publications
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