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Fourth Grade

Fourth Grade

SCIENCE:  Land Animals
Unit 1: Introduction
Predator and Prey, Studying the Animals, Habituation, Animal Careers, Zoologist, and Pet Careers.

Unit 2: Carnivorous Mammals
Creature Features, Order Carnivora, Family Canidae, Dogs, Canine Communication, Canine Construction, Canine Senses, Hunting, Wolves, Coyotes, Foxes, Jackals, Dingoes, Raccoon Dogs, and African Wild Dogs.

Unit 3: Carniforms Continued
Unparalleled Ursidae, Do Not Feed the Bears, If You See a Bear, Brown Bears, American Black Bears, Polar Bears, Sun Bears, Giant Pandas, Musky Mustelidae, Otters, The Great Hunt, Mephitidae Stink, Prying Procyonidae, and  Raccoon Rabies.

Unit 4: Feliform Carnivores
Family Felidae, Profient Predators, Specific Spots and Stripes, Family Names, TheTop of the Food Chain, Lions, Tigers, North America's Three, Hyaenidae, Aardwolves, Viverridae, Herpestidae, and Meerkats.

Unit 5: Marsupials
Marsupial Migration, Order Diprotodontia, Suborder Macropodiformes, Wallabies, Bettongs and Potoroos, Suborder Bomboatiformes, Soborder Phalangeriformes, Order Peramelemorphia, Order Notorcyctemorphia, Order Dasyuromorphia, Order Microbiotheria, Order Didelphimorphia, Virginia Opossums, Playing Opossum, and Other American Opossums.

Unit 6: Primarily Primates
Monkeys and Man, Primate Classification, Suborder Strepsirrhini, Aye-Ayes, Suborder Haplorrhini, Tarsiiformes, Platyrrhini: The New World Monkeys, Catarrhini: The Old World Monkeys and Apes, Baboons and Mandrilly, Apes, Gibbons, Chimpanzees, and Bonobos, Gorillas, and Orangutans.

Unit 7: Rodentia and the Rest
Rodentia, Mouse-Like Rodents, Special Squirrels, Flying Squirrels, Beavers, Insectivora, Lagomorpha, Dermoptera, Monotremata, Platypuses, Echidnas, Edentata, Sloths, Anteaters, Armadillos, and Tubulidentata.

Unit 8: Ungulates
Proboscidea, Wooly Mammoths, Mastodons, Equine, Horse History, Horse Care, Horse 
see, Horse Breeds, The Gait, Growing Horses, Donkeys, Zebras, Rhinos, and Tapirs.
 
Unit 9: Order Artiodactyla
Bovidae, Antelopes, Gazelles, Impalas, Wildebeests, Bison and Buffalo, Caprines, Deer, Leaf Lovers, Okapis, and Hippopotamidae.

Unit 10: Order Squamata and Rhynchocephalia
Reptiles, Snakes, Lizards, Iguania, Geckos, Skinks, Lizards, and Tuataras.

​Following Units will include, other reptiles, dinosaurs, and worms!
​Social Studies:The Modern World (1850 to 2000)
Modern book list
Where was the Crystal Palace? Who was the Sick Man of Europe? And how did cow fat start a revolution?  Year four, the final year in our first cycle, covers the major historical events of the years 1850 to the late 1990s, from the reign of England’s Queen Victoria to the collapse of the Berlin Wall. 
Topics Include:
Britains Empire
West Against East
British Invasions
Resurrections and Rebellion
The American Civil War
Two Tries for Freedom
Two Empires, Three Republics, and One Empire
Becoming Modern
​Two More Empires, Two Rebellions
A Canal to the East and a Very Dry Desert
The Far Parts of the World
Unhappy Unions
​The Old Fashioned Emperor and the Red Sultan
Two Czars and Two Emperors
Small Countries with Large Invaders
The Expanding United States
China's Troubles
Europe and the Countries Just East
China, Vietnam - and France

Revolution In the Americas 
A Revolution Begins, and the Great War Ends
National Uprisings
'Peace' and a Man of War
The King and Il Duce
Armies In China
The Great Crash, and What Came of It
Civil War and Invasion
The Second World War
The End of World War II
Partitioned Countries
Western Bullies and American Money
Africa and China After World War II
Communism in Asia
Dictators in South America and Africa
The Cold War
Struggles and Assassinations
Two Short Wars and One Long One
Two Ways of Fighting
The 1980s in the East and the Mideast
The 1980s in the USSR
Communism Crumbles--but Survives
The End of the Twentieth Century
Grammar and Writing
Using the Easy Grammar Program, students will cover an in depth grammar course to ready them to write clearly in future classes.  Students will practice dictation, narration, basic grammar and writing.
Topics Covered include:
Nouns:
Definition of a noun
 Common and proper nouns
 Forming plural nouns
    
Pronouns:
Definition of a pronoun
Personal pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns
Antecedents

Action verbs:
Definition of an action verb
The person of the verb
Singular and plural verbs

State of being and linking verbs:
Definition of state of being verbs
Definition of linking verbs
Usage of state of being and linking verbs

Helping verbs:
 Definition and usage of helping verbs
 Comprehensive verb review


​Mechanics, part 1:
Using initials properly
Capitalizing and punctuating abbreviations
Forming contractions

Mechanics, part 2:
Comma rules
Direct and indirect quotations
 
The sentence:
Definition of a complete sentence
Types of sentences
Capitalization and punctuation of sentences
Sentence fragments
Introduction to run-on sentences

Prepositions:
Definition of a preposition
Objects of prepositions
Prepositional phrases

 Adjectives, part 1:
Definition of an adjective
Adjectives that tell what kind
Adjectives that tell which one

 Adjectives, part 2:
Adjectives that tell how many
Adjectives that tell whose (possessive adjectives)

Adverbs, part 1:
Definition of an adverb
Adverbs that tell how 
Adverbs that tell when

Adverbs, part 2:
Adverbs that tell where
Adverbs that tell how often
Adverbs that tell to what extent

Capitalization rules:
Identifying proper nouns
Capitalizing days of the week, holidays, names of months
Capitalizing titles 
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 polished during second grade 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.
Oklahoma State Study
During modern era studies, students also study an in depth study of our home state, Oklahoma. At the end of the year, your student will have compiled a binder with all they have learned they can be proud of!  Frequent reviews will take place so learning will not be wasted and left to the back crevices of the mind.

Fourth Grade 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  supplement with Math-U-See to integrate a more hands on approach with those who would benefit.  For more information on Saxon math, please visit our "About Us" page.
Below is a list of new topics covered this year in math.  For a great resource and explanation on why we use Saxon Math, please refer to our "About Us" page.

Math Topics:

Math Topics:

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

Books We May Read In Class:

Bridge to Terebithia by Catherine Patterson
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney
​Mary Poppins by Pamela Lindon Travers
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume

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​Wes and Brandy White
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