FOURTH GRADE

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

                         FOURTH GRADE

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Language Arts

DAY 1   SPELLING >  Short Vowel Sounds

Literature

American Girls Lapbooks

Math

Complete the next whole hundred (missing addend)

Several 4th grade level math worksheets from Home school Math

History and Geography

Choose a Country Study

Choose which country you want to make a lapbook on.

Science

Volcanoes

Volcanoes lapbook.

DAY 2

Language Arts

 Vowel-Consonant-e

Literature

Mr. Popper's Penguins

A lapbook for the book Mr. Popper's Penguins.

Math

Adding 2-digit numbers mentally

History and Geography

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt lapbook

Science

Solar System

Solar System lapbook

DAY 3

Language Arts

  Long a: a, ai, ay

Literature

Miss Hickory

A lapbook for the book Miss Hickory

Math

Adding 1-and 2-digit numbers mentally (3 addends)

History and Geography

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece Lapbook

Science

Electricity

Electricity lapbook

DAY 4

Language Arts

  Long e: ea, ee, ie

Literature

Poetry

Do a poetry lapbook

Math

Adding whole tens (4 addends)

History and Geography

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome lapbook

Science

Plants

Plants lapbook

DAY 5

Language Arts

 Long i: i, i-C-e, 
 y, igh, ey, uy

Literature

Viking Adventure

Viking Adventure unit and lapbook

Math

Adding whole hundreds (2 addends)

History and Geography

Ancient Egypt

Another Ancient Egypt lapbook

Science

Classic Science Life

Free life science program.

DAY 6

Language Arts

  Assessment and Review

      4th Grade Lesson Plans

Elementary School - early Middle School *Animal Kid's Corner* (upper row for older kids, lower row for younger.) *Preschool Animals* (movies and create activities) *Math Games * (many levels and topics, many kinds of games) *Nutrition for Kids* (food groups, information, other food games) *Seasons for Kids* (painting activities, matching games, winter, fall, spring, summer) *Grammar Games*(games, tutorial, verbs, adjectives, nouns, punctuation) *Dinosaurs* (games, activities, movies) *Geography* (8 levels of difficulty to choose from upon skill level). *Brain* (brain teasers, puzzles and more) *USA 4 Kids* (government, state facts, history, games and more) *Science* (Life Cycle, Plant and animal cell, movies, games) *Animals* (hundreds of articles and quizzes) *Health* (Games about the systems, digestion, skeleton)

Language Arts/English

I. Writing, Grammar, and Usage

• Having Fun With Habitats (2007) Integrating Literature Across the Curriculum
• Integration of Content Areas Through Hands-On Literacy Stations (2007)
• Create a Chain Reaction: Vocabulary and Technology (2006)
• 4th Grade Technology Infused Lessons (2003)
• Developing an Integrated Reading and Writing Program Using the Core Knowledge Literature (2002)
• Ready, Set, Write! (2003)
• Using a Writing Workshop (2002)

II. Poetry

• Let's Get Our "Acts" Together with Poetry, Sayings, and Literature (2006)
• Picture Perfect Poetry (2002)

III. Fiction

• Gulliver's Travels (2007)
• Robin Hood: England’s Man of Mystery (2007)
• Fabulous Folktales (2006)
• Treasure Island (2005)
• King Arthur and His Knights (2005)
• A Winkle in Time: Rip'n Through Readers Theater (2003)
• Heroes, Legends, and Folktales (2003)
• King Arthur: "A Knight's Tale" (2002)
• Knight Life (2000)
• LIT: Learning Instills Teamwork (Falicitating Fiction and Drama) (2000)
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2000)

IV. Speeches

• Plead Your Case (2008)

V. Sayings and Phrases

• Core Knowledge Isn’t Your Run-of-the-Mill Curriculum (2005)
• Name That Phrase (1998)

History and Geography

World:

I. Geography

• 4th Grade Technology Infused Lessons (2003)
• Spatial Connections, Grades 1–4 (2003)
• Where in the World is Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua? (2003)
• Getting to the Core of World and State Geography (2001)
• The Andes Mountains: The Backbone of South America (2000)
• Rock and Roll  (1999)

II. Europe in the Middle Ages

• Feudalism (2008)
• Gargoyles, Black Death, and Scary Music (2007)
• The Mythical, Magical Middle Ages . . . NOT! (2005)
• History of the Christian Church (2002)
• Faire Time, Middle Ages Come to Life (1999)
• Europe in the Middle Ages (1998)
• Medieval Knight Life

III. Spread of Islam and "Holy Wars"

• The Call of the Caliph and the Pope (2004)

Fourth Grade Lesson Plans

IV. Early and Medieval African Kingdoms

• Early and Medieval African Kingdoms (2004)
• "I'm Done, Now What Can I Do?" (2004)
• A Celebration of Africa (1999)
• Africa: A Cultural Safari (1997)

V. China: Dynasties and Conquerors

• "I'm Done, Now What Can I Do?" (2004)
• Traveling the Silk Road — A Multi-media Approach (2003)
• The Hunters and the Hunted: The Search for China's Past (2002)
• When China was Ruled by Outsiders: Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan (2001)
• Ancient China (2000)
• China: How to Put Some "Tang" in Your Medieval Dynasties (1998)

American:

• Home Sweet Home (2000)

I. American Revolution

• Through Our Fathers' Eyes: Using Art & Primary Sources to Explore Causes of the American Revolution (2007)
• "I'm Done, Now What Can I Do?" (2004)
• Times that Try Men's Souls (2003)
• The American Revolution (2001)
• Core Connections: Connecting Core Knowledge Between Special Education and Regular Education (2001)
• Star-Spangled Math (1997)
• Rights and Freedom (1995)

II. Making a Constitutional Government

• We're Writing the Constitution (2004)
• "I'm Done, Now What Can I Do?" (2004)
• The Constitution: Putting the Pieces Together (2003)
• Making a Constitutional Government (2002)
• American Government (1999)
• Rights and Freedom (1995)

III. Early Presidents and Politics

• Early Presidents (2002)
• I'm Number One!! (2002)

IV. Reformers

• Ballots, Bloomers, and Boycotts (2003)

V. Symbols and Figures

• American Symbols and Figures (2005)

Visual Arts

I. Art of the Middle Ages

• Living Art-i-facts: Technology Takes Us There! (2006)
• Rose Windows and Troubadours: Art and Music From the Middle Ages  (1999)
• Art and Artists — An Appreciation for Fourth Grade (1997)

II. Islamic Art and Architecture

• Exploring Islamic Art and Architecture (2006)
• Living Art-i-facts: Technology Takes Us There! (2006)
• Art and Artists — An Appreciation for Fourth Grade (1997)

III. Art of Africa

• Living Art-i-facts: Technology Takes Us There! (2006)
• Art and Artists — An Appreciation for Fourth Grade (1997)

IV. Art of China

• Colossal Structures and Sculptures (2002)
• Ancient China (2000)
• China: How to Put Some "Tang" in Your Medieval Dynasties (1998)
• Art and Artists — An Appreciation for Fourth Grade (1997)

Fourth Grade Lesson Plans

V. Art of a New Nation: The United States

• Living Art-i-facts: Technology Takes Us There! (2006)

Music

I. Elements of Music

II. Listening and Understanding

• Of Monks and Minstrels: Music of the Medieval Age (1998)

III. Songs

Mathematics

I. Numbers and Number Sense

• What Place Are You? (2001)

II. Fractions and Decimals

• Fiddlin' with Fractions (2004)
• Fractions: Easy as Pie! (2002)
• Fractions in Action (2000)

III. Money

• Show Me the Money  (1999)
• Welcome to the J-Society: A Classroom Economic System (1999)

IV. Computation

V. Measurement

• Measurement (2006)

VI. Geometry

• Star-Spangled Math (1997)
• Geometry: Beyond Pencil and Paper (1997)

Science

I. Human Body

• The Human Body (2008)
• The Beat Goes On (2006)
• The Circulatory System (1999)

II. Chemistry: Basic Terms and Concepts

• Creating a Chain Reaction: Vocabulary and Technology (2006)
• It's All About Matter (2002)
• A Liter Bit of This and An Ounce of That (2001)

III. Electricity

• Live Wires turned onto Electricity (2000)
• The "Shocking" Truth About Electricity (1999)

IV. Geology: Earth and Its Changes

• Rocks & Minerals (2007)
• Geology: Just Touching the Surface (2006)
• The Structure of the Earth (2005)
• 4th Grade Technology Infused Lessons(2003)

V. Meteorology

• Meet Meteorology (2005)
• Meteorology Madness (2003)
• Mad About Meteorology (1999)

VI. Science Biographies

• A Great Debate: Who Made the Biggest Difference? (2006)
• The Lives of Four Famous Scientists: Banneker, Blackwell, Drew, and Faraday  (1999)