Elementary School
Fourth Grade
Language Arts
- Develop strategies in sequencing, summarizing, note-taking, predicting, clarifying, and linking unit concepts to stories and comprehension
- Spelling mastery
- Building vocabulary
- Sentence structure
- Parts of speech
- Paragraph writing
- Researching and report preparation
- Literary appreciation
- Creative writing
- Formal essay writing
- Oral speaking
Math
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts
- Place value and rounding
- Algebra readiness
- Geometry: lines, angles, perimeter and area
- Multi-digit multiplication
- Fractions and decimals
- Exponents and percents
- Word problems
- Measurement
- Long division
Social Studies
- History of California to Statehood
- California regions and landforms
- California resources
- California Native Americans
- First European settlers to California
- California missions
- Ranchos and pueblos
- Mexican-American War
- Gold Rush
- Transcontinental Railroad
- Statehood; maps, globes and other geographic tools
Science
- Scientific Method
- Electricity
- Science fair
- Geology
- Ecology
- Light
- Magnetism
- Astronomy
Spanish
- Emphasis on speaking and listening
- Introduction to elementary reading and writing
- Additional grammar concepts conveyed implicitly
- Expand vocabulary and sentence structure
- Cultural activities
- Stories
- Exposure to geography
Elementary Enrichment Curriculum
