Language Arts: Reading WondersThe Language Arts standards include: range, conventions and skills, processes, and response and rhetoric in the areas of reading, writing, and oral communication. The curriculum includes spelling, grammar, vocabulary development, and practice book activities. Reading and writing encompass a variety of genres and comprehension strategies. Students create journals, reflections, story writing, poetry, reading responses, note-taking, and they will keep a recored of completed monthly KidBiz articles. Each student will also have their own AR reading goal for each quarter. Vocabulary: Synonyms and Antonyms Idioms Multiple-Meaning Words Definitions and Restatements Suffixes and Prefixes Root Words Context and Paragraph Clues Figurative Language Latin and Greek Suffixes and Roots Roots Connotation and Denotation Comprehension: Make Predictions Sequence Problem and Solution Compare and Contrast Reread Cause and Effect Main Idea and Key Details Ask and Answer Questions Theme Summarize Meter and Rhyme Point of View Visualize Stanza and Repetition Genre Fairy Tale Realistic Fiction Expository Text Narrative Nonfiction and Poetry Persuasive Article Folktale Drama Lyric Poetry and Haiku Fantasy Biography Historical Fiction Phonics/Spelling: Short Vowels Inflectional Endings Long a, e, i, o Plurals Compound Words Prefixes and Suffixes Digraphs Possessives Three-Letter Blends Words Ending in -er, -est, -ful, -less Contractions r-Controlled Vowels Words with Silent Letters Open Syllables Soft c and g Final e Syllables Vowel Teams Changing y to i Consonant + le syllables Fluency: Intonation Expression and Rate Accuracy Phrasing and Rate Writing: Ideas Organization Sentence Fluency Voice Word Choice Grammar: Sentences Subject and Predicates Compound Sentences Clauses and Complex Sentences Run-On Sentences Common and Proper Noun Singular and Plural Nouns Irregular Plural Nouns, Verbs Possessive Nouns Combining Sentences Action Verbs Verb Tenses Main and Helping Verbs Linking Verbs Pronouns and Antecedents Pronoun-Verb Agreement
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Math: Stepping StonesThe grade 4 program is comprised of 12 modules. Each module consists of 12 lessons and two or three big ideas from the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Instructional time will focus on three critical areas: (1) developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends; (2) developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers; (3) understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry.
Social StudiesThe Social Studies curriculum focuses on Hawaiian Studies. Units include: How the Hawaiian Islands were created, the Polynesian Triangle (settlement and migration), early Hawaiians, geography, plants and animals in early Hawai'i, ahupua'a, roles, rights and responsibilities, early Hawaiian monarchy (Kamehameha I), resources, and cultural influences of non-Hawaiian people.
ScienceUsing a researched based Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) curriculum called Project Lead the Way, students will learn through hands-on experiments, problem-solving strategies and opportunities, critical and creative thinking, and how to communicate and collaborate.
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) replaces the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III for Science. It has found to be a more engaging and enjoyable approach to learning science. The new standards are interwoven across disciplines, including connections to language arts and mathematics. They set the following student performance expectations:
Fine ArtsFine Arts consists of music taught by Ms. Momohara, a highly qualified educator and musician.
Products and performances will include original work inspired by an artist or particular style. HealthHealth focuses on activities in character education, values, social skills, human body, healthy lifestyle, drug awareness, decision making, nutrition, goal setting, interpersonal communication, repsonsibilities, and self-esteem.
Students will learn and demonstrate an understanding of various health topics through research, analysis, goal setting, and reflection. They will also reflect upon the application of health enhancing behaviors. |