Grade Level Concept Map

Campus:		Boyd Elementary			Grade:	4		School Year:		2007-2008
	1st Six Weeks		2nd Six Weeks	3rd Six Weeks			4th Six Weeks		5th Six Weeks		6th Six Weeks
Books from Anthology	On the Banks of Plum Creek Two Lands, One Heart The Gardener Read Aloud Choices: Best School Year Ever Because of Winn Dixie Fig Pudding		Nights of the Pufflings Donavan’s Word Jar Sarah, Plain and Tall	Cultural Fairytale study Legend of Indian Paint Brush Legend of the Bluebonnet How to Babysit an Orangutan			Self Selected Reading Fire A Very Important Day A Cricket at Times Square		Look to the North I Have Heard of a Land A Paradise Called Texas		A Line in the Sand Two Lands, One Heart
Reading Skills	Listening/Speaking effectively Modeling fluent reading Main Idea Fiction/Non-fiction Recognizing different genres Analyze story plot, setting, and resolution Building schema-making connections Using graphic organizers Answering different types and levels of questions Self-selecting a variety of reading for independent reading Develop Vocabulary		Reading Fluently Guided reading Comparing text Mental images Making connections Context Clues Cause/Effect Monitoring own reading and self questioning	Listening/Speaking Effectively Analyze/Compare Main Idea Fact/Opinion Differences in Regions and Cultures Drawing Conclusions and Generalizations Using text evidence Comparing /Contrasting across books How Authors organize information and illustration Summarizing			Reading fluently and self-monitoring Extended silent reading Higher level inferencing Author’s point of view Compare/contrast different forms of a story Supporting details More graphic organizers Establish purposes for reading Test taking strategies and Analyzing questions		Listening/Speaking Effectively Character Traits Inquiry/Research Summarizing/organizing info for research Frame question to direct research		Speaking and Reading Fluently with correct tone Drama-Compare/Contrast different interpretations of plays Compare Written vs. Dramatic Interpretations Recognize features of text Understand/identify literary term
Language Arts	Writing Process through creative modes Prewriting stategies Purposes of Writing: write to discover/to entertain Grammar Using conjunctions Write Traits-Conventions		Evaluate and appreciate spoken language Complete sentences Metaphors/Similes Evaluating/analyzing/and responding to examples of writing Writing to inform/Narrative writing Write Traits-Ideas and Word Choice (Adjectives, and Verbs)	Write to Inform(How to) Employ Standard English Usage Interpret Graphic Resources Write Traits-Voice and Organization			Employ Standard English Usage Using prepositions Narrating a story Choose on form of writing Producing Final Drafts Evaluate own writing using rubric Write Traits: Fluency and Conventions		Note Taking Complete/complex sentences Produce Visual Aides (Technology) Producing written research project Evaluate research		Persuasive Writing Compare/Contrast Print Media Present info in various forms using technology Use media to compare/contrast view points Create end of year newspaper
Spelling	Sight words and commonly misspelled words Using Reference Aids Syllables		Root words Prefixes, Suffixes (See District Word List)	Root words Prefixes, Suffixes Use a variety of resources to cross check spelling			Root words & affixes Spell with accuracy Plurals Objective case pronouns		Spell with accuracy		Prefixes and Suffixes Word Building
Math	Place Value to Hundred-Millions Bar Graphs Problem Solving Rounding/Estimation Multiplication, Number Line		Problem Solving Two Digit Multiplication Division Patterns Rounding/Estimation Geometry	Problem Solving Ordered Pairs Division Patterns Graphing Rounding/Estimation Geometry			Problem Solving Probability Measurement Concepts Fractions and Decimals		Problem Solving Measurement Concepts Number Sentence		Problem Solving 2 Digit Divisors Fractions Ordered Pairs Measurement-Conversion
Social Studies	Unit 1: Geography Regions of TX		Unit 2: Texas Long Ago (TX Early Civilization)	Unit3: European Exploration and Colonization Settlement Patterns			Unit 4: Texas Independence and Statehood (Battle of the Alamo)		Unit 5: TX Frontier/Civil War/and Slavery Westward Expansion/Railroad		Unit 6: TX Today and Government Economic Growth and 20^th Century
Science	Reading Charts Drawing Conclusions Scientific Process Collecting Information Scientific Tools Patterns of Change		Reading Charts Drawing Conclusions Adaptation of Animal Scientific Tools Symmetry Characteristics of species Parts of a system	Reading Charts Drawing Conclusions Parts of a system States of Matter Properties of Matter Scientific Tools			Reading Charts Drawing Conclusions Natural World limitations Fossils Effects of Weathering Properties of Soil Scientific Tools Oceans		Drawing Conclusions Scientific Process Conservation of Resources Fossils and living organisms Scientific Tools		Drawing Conclusions History of Science Sun’s Energy Effects of Oceans on Land Weather Scientific Tools Patterns of Change Translation, rotation, reflection