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SCIENCE: Chemistry
Unit 1: Atoms and Molecules (4 weeks) Unit Overview, Atoms, Molecules, Air, and Water Unit 2: The Periodic Table (12 weeks) Unit Overview,Elements and the Periodic Table, Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals, Transition Metals, Boron Elements, Carbon Elements, Nitrogen Elements,Oxygen Elements,Halogens,Noble Gas, Lanthanides, and Actinides Unit 3: Physical Changes (4 weeks) Unit Overview, States of Matter, Changes in State, Liquid Behavior, and Gas Behavior Unit 4: Chemical Changes (4 weeks) Unit Overview, Bonding, Chemical Reactions, Types of Reactions, and Oxidation and Reduction. Unit 5: Mixtures (4 weeks) Unit Overview, Mixtures, Separating mixtures, Crystals, and Scientist Study - Louis Pasteur Unit 6: Acids and Bases (4 weeks) Unit Overview , Acids and Bases, pH, Salts, and Scientist Study - Marie Curie Unit 7: Organic Chemistry (4 weeks) Unit Overview,Organics Compounds, Alcohols and Esters, Hydrocarbons, and Polymers and Plastics |
Social Studies: The Middle Ages (400 - 1600)
Making use of The Story of the World, Volume 2 along with The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia and numerous instructor-assigned supplemental materials, this class studies the medieval world at a logic-stage level. Students will make use of primary sources, timelines, and other logic-stage materials to learn about the medieval world, from the fall of the Roman empire through the beginnings of the Renaissance. Students will be required to turn in at least two outlines, six written summaries, and a final history project. Weekly timeline work, periodic exams and weekly comprehension quizzes will accompany class discussion to engage deeper understanding of the time period being studied. Topics to be covered include: The Roman Past , Early Medieval Britain, Byzantium, Medieval India, The Birth of Islam, China & East of China, Australia, The Foundations of France , The Norsemen, Early England , Medieval Chivalry, The Crusades, Kingship in England ,The Diaspora, The Mongols, Ming China, The Ottoman Empire, The Black Death, The Hundred Years’ Wa, Spain & Portugal, African Kingdoms, The Moghuls of India, Native American Kingdoms, The New World, Reformation, Renaissance, Elizabethan England, Colonizing North America, Spanish-English War |
Language Arts and Reading
At the Lab School we make sure each child progresses at the level he/she is comfortably ready for. We use centers and the Daily Five method to ensure your child is getting time specifically set aside for his/her level of instruction in reading if help is still needed. Third grade and fourth grades break away from phonics instruction and focus on grammar and writing, leaving reading fluency to practice and comprehension through living books. Work turns to dictation, recitation, diagramming sentences, and memory work. Frequent writing assignments give students ample opportunity to hone their skills as they write stories for their own notebooks and send letters to servicemen and women. Language Arts will be combined and work will be expected at the appropriate level. We will also be exploring at least one chapter book together each month. Feel free to visit our list below to see what your child will discover as we add these chapter books to our picture books!
Please see the information below for each level as it pertains to your child.
Please see the information below for each level as it pertains to your child.
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Some Topics Covered:
Nouns Pronouns Verbs (the four kinds) Adjectives Interjections Conjunctions Linking verbs Titles of respect Adjectives Quotation marks Addressing an envelope Capitalization (proper names, initials, titles of respect, addresses, poems) Contractions Articles Adjectives (with Diagramming) Adverbs That Tell How (with Diagramming) Adverbs That Tell Where(with Diagramming) State of Being Verbs (with Diagramming) You (Understood) Subject in Command Sentences Commands (with Diagramming) Questions (with Diagramming) Predicate Adjectives (with Diagramming) Four Types of Sentences Object of the Preposition The “No” Adverbs and Contractions (with Diagramming) |
Adjectives
Introducing interjections Four types of sentences Introducing conjunctions Four types of sentences Introducing adverbsQuotations Four types of sentences Parts of speech Writing postcards Prepositions Articles Commas in a series Conjunctions Direct and indirect quotations Introducing synonyms Introducing antonyms Proper Nouns (with Diagramming) Helping Verbs (with Diagramming) Direct Objects (with Diagramming) Adverbs That Tell When (with Diagramming) Adverbs That Tell How Often(with Diagramming) Adverbs That Tell How Often (with Diagramming) Linking Verbs (with Diagram-ming) Predicate Nominatives (with Diagramming) Prepositional Phrases |
Read Aloud Chapter Books That May be Explored Together This Year:
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. by C.S, Lewis
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar Holes by Louis Sachar Shiloh by Phillis Reynolds Naylor The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo The Wild Robot by Peter Brown The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson Series) by Rick Riordan Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardner |
Writing skills, Penmanship:
(for information on why we teach cursive, please visit our "about us" or "curriculum" page)
Building upon each grade, the consistent step-by-step approach to good penmanship presented each year emphasizes neatness and correct letter formation in daily practice. Writing habits which are continuously worked on and polished, will greatly influence students’ penmanship skills throughout life. Beginning in lesson 81, penmanship class will focus primarily on creative writing skills and some penmanship review. Creative writing skills will be taught in a sequence that will prepare students to write their own stories incorporating higher level thinking skills into imaginative writing.
(for information on why we teach cursive, please visit our "about us" or "curriculum" page)
Building upon each grade, the consistent step-by-step approach to good penmanship presented each year emphasizes neatness and correct letter formation in daily practice. Writing habits which are continuously worked on and polished, will greatly influence students’ penmanship skills throughout life. Beginning in lesson 81, penmanship class will focus primarily on creative writing skills and some penmanship review. Creative writing skills will be taught in a sequence that will prepare students to write their own stories incorporating higher level thinking skills into imaginative writing.
Math
The Lab school of Oklahoma uses Saxon math for it's core math instruction. We believe each student is unique and teach to the individual. Therefore, we make use of the daily five method giving every child a time in which to receive one on one instruction at his or her level. For more information on Saxon math, please visit our "About Us" page.
Some New Third Grade Topics Covered |
Some New Fourth Grade Topics Covered |
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Number Sense and Numeration
Counts by 11’s Read and writes whole numbers to 1,000,000,000 (9 digit numbers) Identifies the greatest common factor of two numbers Identifies and approximates square roots Identifies cube roots and perfect cubes Identifies the approximate value of pi Subtracts 4 digit or larger numbers Multiplies a 2 digit or larger number by a 2 digit number Finds the percent of a number Finds the value of a set of coins and bills Balance a checkbook register Completes a catalog order form Tells and shows time to the second Geometry Compares, estimates, and mesures circumference Identifies supplementary angles Graphs linear functions on a coordinate plane Draws and reads a circle (pie) graph Makes a stem-and-leaf plot |
Multiplying decimals
Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers Dividing with decimals Dividing with fractions and mixed numbers Inverse operations Reciprocals Ratios and proportions Prime and composite numbers Greatest common factor (GCF) Least common multiple (LCM) Divisibility tests Integers Simplifying mixed measures Scale factor Scale drawings (two-dimensional) Scale models (three-dimensional) Planes Horizontal, vertical, and oblique Complex figures Trapeziums Circumference Sectors |
Terms
Period Substitution Writing a word problem for a given equation Ortigin Quantitative data Qualitative data Clusters Making predictions based on statistics Comparative Bar Graphs Histograms double-Line Graphs Line Plots Stem and Lea Plots Venn Diagrams Classifying events as impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain Sample Spaces Permutations Complex figures Origin Rotational symmetry Polyhedrons Circles |
