Educational Programs - Fourth Grade
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Phonics and Reading
- Speed reading
- Oral reading
- Reading comprehension
- Vocabulary building
Penmanship
Review of cursive writing formation through skill practice, word games, original composition, and sentence dictation
Spelling and Poetry
Weekly word lists based on phonics and spelling rules, challenging words, and vocabulary
Reinforcement activities
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Language
Writing Process
Sentence structure, kinds of sentences, punctuation; capitalization facts abbreviations, possessive words
Letters - business, friendly, post cards, thank-you notes
Gathering information
Writing with details
Writing an encyclopedia report
Writing book reports
Creative writing
Dictionary skills
Grammar
Recognizing and using all eight parts of speech
Diagramming verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs
Correctly using troublesome words
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| History and Geography |
Map Study
State history for 6 weeks
The Years of Discovery
The Years of Conquest
The First Americans
The English Come to America
The New England Colonies
The Middle and Southern Colonies
A Picture of Colonial Life
The Great Awakening
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The French and Indian War
The American War for Independence
Building a New Nation
Our Nation Grows
The Civil War
New Frontiers
An Age of Progress
Beyond Our Boundaries
The World Wars
Time for Freedom and Responsibility
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| Science |
Matter
Matter: Water, Air, and Weather
Earth and Space
Geology: Planet Earth
Oceanography: Wonders of the Seabr />
Astronomy: Consider the Heavens
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Animals
Insects: Miniature Marvels of Creation
Birds: Winged Wonders
Plants
Provision for Man and Beast
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Energy
Energy: Sound and Hearing
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| Health, Safety, Manners |
Physical Fitness
Physical Fitness
Your Body Framework
The Muscle Builder
Your Breathing Machine
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Personal Hygiene
A winning Smile
Your Body Cover
Keys to Good Grooming
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Interpersonal Relationships
A Healthier You
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| Arithmetic |
- Place value of whole numbers and decimals
- Mastery of fundamental operations
- Story problems
- Estimating answers
- English and metric measures
- Converting measures within the same system and solving measurement equations
- Roman numerals
- Addition, subtraction, and multiplication with carrying
- Subtraction facts and checking subtraction involving fractions
- Estimation
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- Averaging
- Factoring
- Divisibility rules
- Introduction to decimals
- Making change
- Reading a thermometer
- Solving equations using addition and subtraction axioms
- Graphs and scale drawing
- Basic geometric shapes
- Perimeter and area
- Using an English and metric ruler
- Time lapse
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| Bible |
Bible Truths - God and His People
Memory Verse, hymns/choruses, and Bible Doctrine
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