Curriculum
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Grade 4 

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The transition from 3rd to 4th grade is an exciting one. Your child is leaving the primary school level to enter an upper elementary school; from one very large school with "houses" to a new school with less than half the number of students. What to expect:

• letter grades on report cards
• about 30 minutes of homework per night, sometimes more when projects are assigned
• more long term projects and assignments
• more cursive writing than printing
• more written work and reading(depending on child's ability and placement)
• use of daily assignment notepad
• more emphasis on student responsibility and independence in work and behavior
  

The information found on this page includes an overview of the Fourth Grade curriculum themes, as well as learning objectives for this grade level. The most important way for you to find out more is to contact your child's teacher, especially if you have any questions or concerns. This page is not meant to be comprehensive and is only a general outline of what your child may experience in the fourth grade at Manchester.

 

AREAS OF STUDY Social Studies Geography Maps and Globes Regions working together Graphing-Latitude and Longitude Oceans and Continents Regions-Deserts, Mountains, Plains and Forest Maine Studies Current Events Science Ecology Simple Machines Rocks and Minerals Cells Earth's Resources Health Health and Nutrition Exercise Bones and Muscles

LITERATURE BOOKS Molly's Pilgrim Cricket in Times Square* Sign of the Beaver* Sarah Plain and Tall Baseball Fever Sugaring Time Dear Mr. Henshaw The Fallen Spaceman Song of the Trees Mr. Popper's Penguins* Bunnicula SkinnyBones Top Secret Courage of Sarah Noble In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Crossing the Starlight Bridge Lost on a Mountain in Maine Silver Keep the Lights Burning Abbie Owls in the Family Shoeshine Girl * indicates more difficult to read