• 4th Grade Units of Study:

    Reading: 

    •  Prediction
    •  Sequence
    •  Narrative/Story Elements
    •  Fact/Opinion
    •  Literary Elements
    •  Summarizing
    •  Inference/Drawing Conclusion
    •  Cause/Effect
    •  Main Idea & Details
    •  Context Clues
    •  Author’s Point of View
    •  Mood/Theme
    •  Non-Fiction Features

    * Our Guided Reading Program uses reading materials at each student’s instructional level. Students will have opportunities to practice and develop the above Reading skills throughout the year in their Guided Reading small group.

     

    Writing: 

    • Personal Narratives/Realistic Fiction
    • Fictional Stories
    • Essays
    • Poetry
    • Speculative and Narratives Prompts
    • RACE responses/text evidence

     

    Social Studies:  This year, the focus is on New Jersey.

     

    Unit 1/MP 1: Constitution Day, Map Skills, & Country Research/Posters

     

    Unit 2/MP 2:  Ch.1 - First People, Ch.2 - Colonial NJ,Ch. 3 - Conflicts& Resolution & Int’l Study of Europe

     

    Unit 3/MP3:  Ch. 4 - A Growing State, Ch. 5- The Civil War, Ch.6- The 20th Century

     

    Unit 4/MP 4:  Ch. 7- Government in NJ & US Government, Ch. 8-NJ Today