The Great Books curriculum continues in Fourth Grade. The selections have been chosen to complement the History studies. Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction provide insight and increased understanding to the study of history.

Elizabeth George Speare, The Sign of the Beaver

C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew

Louis Sachar, Holes

Jean Craighead George, My Side of the Mountain

Margaret Davidson, Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball

George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square

Marguerite Henry, Brighty of the Grand Canyon 

Summer Reading:

Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie

Richard Atwater, Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Text:  Zaner-Bloser Handwriting 4

Mathematics

Adding and subtracting fractions

Addition algorithm, subtraction algorithm                            

Angles, polygons                             

Classifying quadrilaterals

Classifying triangles

Decimals-adding and subtracting

Division algorithm                           

Division tables and facts                               

Even and odd numbers                                

Finding common denominators                

Finding the average

Fractions 1/2, 1/4, 1/10, 1/3, 1/5, 1/8                      

Geometric solids

Line and bar graphs

Mean, median, mode, range                     

Measures of a circle

Measuring angles

Metrics

Mixed numbers-adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing

Money through hundreds                          

Multiplication tables and facts                   

Multiplying and dividing fractions

Multiplying three-digit numbers

Naming numbers through 100,000,000,000

Negative numbers                         

Ordinal numbers through 100,000,000’s                

Organizing and analyzing data

Parentheses, associative property                          

Percents                             

Probability experiments

Reducing fractions                          

Roman numerals through thousands                     

Scale drawings

Square root                       

Subtraction and addition facts                   

Tessellations

Two–step word problems

Text:  Saxon Math 4

Science  

Text:  Houghton Mifflin Science 4

History & Geography 

The fourth grade studies the lives of famous Americans of good character in their curriculum. 

Text:  The Story of Our United States

Bible      

Bible as a subject is taught daily. Scripture is memorized each week. Bible stories are taught with a focus on the character traits seen in the Bible characters. Students learn to love the Word of God and to use it as their guidebook for life.

Text:  Concordia

Latin 

100 new Latin words

30-50 phrases

Text:   Latina Christiana