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Fourth Grade
Language Arts
 | Reading: read, comprehend, and appreciate a variety of written materials
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| Writing: will write narrative, expository, and persuasive selections, as well as poetry, using the
writing process |
| Listening: listen and respond to verbal presentations |
| Speaking: use spoken language to communicate ideas and information and to ask and answer questions
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| Convention/Structure:
use standard English to write complete sentences and use the editing process
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| Spelling: learn correct spelling through word lists and editing |
Mathematics
| Number sense: Identify the value of numbers and apply estimation skills |
| Geometry: Label and describe properties of geometric shapes |
| Measurement: Use
metric and customary units for length, area, volume, and weight measurement
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| Operations and computation: Use all operations, focusing on multiplication for problem solving |
| Patterns and relationships: Find patterns in numbers, shapes, and operations |
| Probability and statistics: Make and use graphs and predict probabilities |
Science
| Content: participate in hands-on activities in the following areas:
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| Astronomy: planets |
| Earth Science: rocks and minerals
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| Health: circulatory and respiratory systems |
| Life Science: environmental factors
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| Physical Science: mystery powders |
| Skills:
 | predict |
| observe |
| collect and record data |
| interpret |
| classify |
| draw conclusions |
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Social Studies
| Content: study the five regions of the United States and
the state of Illinois |
| Skills:
use maps, develop citizenship, and conduct research |
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