BEFORE ENTERING fOURTH GRADE

Students are required to have completed and passed the Third Grade Curriculum before entering Fourth Grade.

HOMEWORK

Homework is assigned and sent home Monday through Thursday.  Consistency and parent involvement is encouraged.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Our program involves non-denominational Biblical teaching and prayer. A Beka text books are used for math, language, spelling, poetry, and science. Positive Action for Christ text books are used for Bible.

Reading Program

• The following books are read throughout the year: Song of the Brook (novel), Saved at Sea (novel), Salute to Courage, Liberty Tree, Flags Unfurled, Trails to Explore, and Adventures in Other Lands
• Comprehension Quizzes

Language

• Recognizing and writing good sentences
• Letters
• The writing process
• Punctuation
• Capitalization
• Parts of speech
• Dictionary work
• Research reports and book reports

Spelling

• Weekly spelling tests and activities

Penmanship

• Cursive writing with creative writing

Arithmetic

• Whole numbers
• Measures (Metric and English)
• Average numbers
• Fractions: adding, subtracting, and multiplying
• Roman numerals 1 – 1,000
• Divisibility rules
• Correct change
• Thermometer
• Equations containing unknown number
• Graphs
• Scale drawings
• Perimeter and area of polygrams

History

• A look through the United States from discovery to the present

Science: Health

• Bones, Muscles, Respiratory System, Personal Hygiene, and Right Relationships

Bible

• Hymns/choruses
• Memory verses
• Bible doctrine
• Lessons such as Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ and many more

PE twice a week for 45 min

Computer Lab once a week for 45 min