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Spelling
- Rebecca Sitton Spelling Program – 5 high frequency words per week
- Additional vocabulary words as related to curriculum (5-10 per week)
Math
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Growing With Mathematics Programwith supplemental materials
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Review of basic facts and mental math skills ( + , -, x, ÷ )
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Hands-on discovery with manipulatives
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Tiered assignments for necessary enrichment review – “star math”
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NEW CONCEPTS: fractions, decimals, geometry, mult. & division
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Illuminations
Reading
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Varied, flexible instruction: whole class & small group settings
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Use of thinkalong, literature circle, and reading response strategies Comprehension skill and strategy instruction
- Emphasis on critical thinking
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Voluntary ‘book club’ meetings for enrichment
Writing
- Empowering Writers Program
- Process writing – focus on narrative until spring
- Introduction of the expository genre
- Writer’s Notebooks for author’s choice of topic & genre writing
- Focus on revising & editing processes
Science
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Unit based: Botany (2 units), Astronomy, Chemistry
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Investigative approaches through experiments and research
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Rotating schedule to prepare for middle school model
Social Studies
- Ancient Native American settlements
- European Explorers of the New World Colonial America Revolutionary War
- U.S. Constitution
Grade 4 Curriculum Links
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A good internet search engine
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Language Arts
Math
States and Capitals
The Colonists
The Solar System
Explorers
Explorer Sites Recommended by the AMA
Environment
Oceanography
First Encyclopedia: Seas and Oceans
For Link above: Type in number for more information about the topic:
Underwaterlife-6
Waves-34
Who eats Who-9
Currents-36
Coral Reefs-12
Seashore Life-41
Sharks-20
Dangerous Seas-43
Rays-22
Boats and Ships-44
Whales-25
Using the Oceans-51
Dolphins-26
Dirty Oceans-53
Deepdown-28
Getting Warmer-57
On the Move-31
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