Fourth Grade Curriculum Outline - Centennial School District



Fourth Grade Curriculum Outline

Mrs. Stephanie Badulak

Reading/ Language Arts Program:

Journeys Common Core

Supplemented by literature selections: trade books (novels), teacher read aloud

Example Novel List:

Bartleby of the Mighty Mississippi, Phyllis Shalant

The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper, Phyllis Shalant

Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan

Skylark, Patricia MacLachlan (sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall)

Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White

Search for Delicious, Natalie Babbitt

What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?, Jean Fritz

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Eleanor Coerr

Number the Stars, Lois Lowry

Shiloh, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple, Karen Cushman

Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli

The Eyes of the Amaryllis, Natalie Babbitt

The Hundred Dresses, Eleanor Estes

Donovan’s Word Jar, Monalisa DeGross

The Big Wave, Pearl S. Buck

Aldo Applesauce, Joanna Hurwitz

The Society of Super Secret Heroes:The Great Cape Rescue Phyllis Shalant

Clara’s Story, Clara Issacman

See Reading Olympics list for other selections

Independent Reading- home, each child expected to read a minimum of 20 minutes per day and in class (D.E.A.R.)

Responsive Writing- creative and question based (reading response journals)

Creative Writing- student centered, poetry, folktales, stories (class publishing)

Spelling- previews and reviews- instruction designed to improve writing across the curriculum- emphasis on no excuse words, regular weekly words and challenge words

Research Reports- research done in class

Book Reports- handout given to student end of September

Writing Portfolio

Mathematics Program:

Everyday Math 4

Variety of Workbooks (Student Math Journal, Home Link) in class unit tests, timed fact tests- 4 minutes per test in 4th grade

Reasoning, problem solving, communication, connections

Manipulatives, journals, computers, calculators

Math maintenance, math enrichment

Emphasis on Problem-Solving and writing about math

Problems/ process

Social Studies Program:

Map skills, 5 regions of the United States. Pennsylvania in depth

Foss Science Program:

Electricity & Magnetism

Earth Materials

No texts- instruction based on experiments and observations

Interdisciplinary- related to Reading, Math and Social Studies

Specials:

Gym- Mr. Lauch

Health- Ms. Thompson

Art- Mrs. Foran

Music/Chorus- Mrs. Findley

Library- Mrs. Bartley

Reading Support- Mrs. McArdle

Instrumental Music- Mrs. McCaffrey, Ms. Murr

Policies:

Contact me with any questions at any time!

Email: badust@

Phone: 215 364-5970 ex. 11348

Child responsibility and accountability

Behavior expectations relate to class reward and consequence system

Evaluation:

Effort, participation

Tests, projects

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