4th Grade

language arts

• Reading

Fluency, comprehension of a wide variety of genres, literary response and analysis and guided reading of trade books to encourage students to read for learning and enjoyment through close reading, shared reading and read-alouds.

• Writing

Adopting Collins Writing Program

The Collins Writing Program is a writing-across-the-curriculum/writing-to-learn approach instituted by every teacher. It is designed to develop writing skills for all academic areas, for high-stakes testing, for learning and remembering subject-area content, and for refining listening and speaking skills.    

• Grammar

Parts of speech, subject/verb agreement, verb tenses, word usage, sentence structure, and punctuation

• Spelling

Correct spelling in daily and weekly assignments; differentiated weekly spelling lists

• Vocabulary

Building vocabulary through word usage in texts and reading assignments.

• Research and Inquiry
• Individualized, differentiated homework and weekly assessments.

Math

• Number Sense

Understanding place value of whole numbers and how they relate to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Fractions (comparing and applying basic operations), relating fractions and decimals

• Measurement and Geometry

Customary measurement, perimeter and area, plane and solid geometric objects, angles

• Reasoning 

Problem solving

Social Studies

• Pennsylvania 

Early inhabitants,

The founding of Pennsylvania

Products, cities, symbols, and water and highway systems

• Regions of the United States

Longitude and latitude,

Landforms

Climate

Economics

States and capitals

• Maps 

Reading and interpreting maps

Science

• Understanding the scientific processes and develop language concepts and vocabulary related to science
• Human Body Systems: Introduction to the human body systems and how they work and interact
• Earth Materials:  Explore fundamental concepts in Earth science
• Water:  Explore properties of water and how it interacts with other Earth materials; look at how humans use water
• Participate in science fair

HEBREW IMMERSION

• Reading Comprehension and Creative Writing

Identifying main ideas, book reports (Hebrew books)

• Grammar

Conjunctions, prepositions, punctuation, different verb structures 

• Oral Language

Build conversation skills by sharing experiences, writing and reading stories to class, practicing storytelling

• Reading comprehension and
• Creative focus on the individuality of each student and resolution of learning problems

TEXT STUDY

• Chumash:  Toldot, Vayetze, Vayishlach with Rashi’s commentary
• Parashat Hashavuah

PRAYER

• Modeh Ani with Reishit Chachma
• Torah Torah
• Ma Tovu
• Adon Olam
• Yigdal
• Birchot Hashachar
• Boruch She’amar
• Ashrei
• Shema (first, second, and third paragraph)
• Shemoneh Esrei
• Aleinu
• Hallel (when appropriate)

MIDDOT

• Interpersonal and social skills
• Conflict resolution

JEWISH LIFE

The curriculum focuses on the interpersonal aspects of each holiday and conflict resolution

• Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur: Teshuva and forgiveness
• Sukkot: Laws of Sukkah, symbols of the four species, the Three Regalim
• Simchat Torah: Happiness
• Chanuka: Questions/conflicts in the story of Chanuka Maoz Tzur and other songs
• Tu BeShvat: Importance of trees to our lives and the environment
• Purim: Laughter and jokes, decision making in the story
• Pesach: Comparison of Pesach in Egypt and Pesach in our time
• Israel: Importance of Yom Ha’atzmaut and the history of Jerusalem
• Shavuot: Reasons and customs