Fourth Grade Level Concept Map

Campus:

Norton

Grade:

Fourth

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	Tales of a 4^th Grade Nothing, AR Non-fiction	AR Trade Books Non-fiction	AR Trade Books Non-fiction	Texas Based Novel Study Non Fiction AR	Shiloh Non-fiction AR	Holes Non-fiction AR
Reading Skills/ Speech Skills	Main Idea, comp/cont., vocab development, characterization, story elements – plot & problem resolution, Intro to Lit. Circles, speaking to audiences & listening for a purpose	Context clues, Cause/Effect, Sequence, Directions, summarize, predictions, fact/opinion, inferences, drawing, conclusions, graphic sources, multicultural lit., poetry,	Main Idea, Summary, Comp/Contrast, Inferences, generalizations, feel/emotions, characterizations, organization, point of view, graphics, theme, Readers Theater	Skimming, fact/opinion, graphic rep., analogies, comp/cont 2 works of lit. ID purposes of text, genres of lit, vocab. Development, lit circles supported by technology	Creative Read vs. Tech Reading, Investigation, Using multiple sources for info., summarize & organize info., research projects, how visual images rep meaning,	Tone, dramatic interpretations, support ideas, comp/cont., literary terms & forms, literature response journals, dramatic recreation of scenes from novel
Language Arts/ Spelling	Sentence Structure (4 types), paragraphs, fragmts, sub/pred, - affixes, conjuctions, caps, punct, author’s purpose, figurative language, dictionary skills, 6 Traits of Writing (all year), Writing Process, Narrative	Poetry, figurative lang., caps, punct. Expository, Narrative, purpose, sub/verb agreemt., prepositions, contractions, -affixes	Editing & revising, Figurative Lang., expository, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbal presentations, homonyms, -affixes, antonyms, synonyms	Persuasion, possessives, commas, interjections, sub/verb agreemt., visuals, verbal presentations, -affixes, homonyms	Persuasive, reference aids, write to inform, prewriting, research projects, note taking, evaluate research, produce communications using tech.	All forms of writing, narrative voice, writing purpose, comp/cont ideas points of view and graphics
Math	Place value-whole numbers, problem solving strategies, (+,-), Mult./Div. facts, patterns, reasonable answers by estimation, perimeter, bar graphs, math vocab.	Mult./Div. prob. solving, est. reasonable results, angles, parallel/intersecting lines, 2/3 dimensional geo. Figures, prob solving strategies, math vocab.	Mult./Div. prob. solv. strategies, est. reasonable results, tables, geometric lang./figures logical reasoning, math vocab.	Place values-decimals, fractions, dec. (+ -), Prob. solving strategies, measurement (SI/Cust.), interpreting data, math vocab.	Measurement – SI/Cust, Prob. Solving Strategies, math vocab.	Prob. solving strategies, logical reasoning, fractions-prob. solving, measurement-SI/Cust.
Social Studies	Map Skills, Texas Geography, The Regions of Texas	Native Americans, exploration and settlement of TX	Colonization of TX from Spain, Texas Revolution	Texas Revolution, Republic of TX, State of TX, Mexican War, European Immigrants	Civil War & Reconstruction, cattle & oil industries, railroads, ag products.	TX-environment, labor, transportation, communication, tech, free enterprise, gov’t
Science	Safe lab practices, scientific method, use simple scientific tools, patterns of change	Life Science (animals), adaptations, inherited-learned traits, systems	Physical-matter, conduction, density, buoyancy, electricity	Earth, erosion, weathering, rocks, fossils, soil, objects in the sky	Life Science – conservation/plants	Patterns in weather, sky, oceans, and water cycle

**This is a plan. The information provided is subject to change based on the educational needs of the students.