Carden School of Sacramento
Curriculum
4th Grade
| Subject | Text/Materials/Topics | Skills |
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| Reading: | Classbook IV and Workbook Aesop’s Fables Intermediate Classbook and Workbook Comprehension IV Workbook |
Teaching to think, key words, paraphrasing with titles, spelling, recall, vocabulary, language, punctuation, and summaries |
| Literature: | Dr. Doolittle Bambi and Bambi Workbook |
Discussions, vocabulary development, and comprehension |
| Spelling: | Words and Carden Controls Dictation (see Social Studies) Spelling Workbook IV Vocabulary Notebook |
Listening skills, recall, sentence structure with analyzing, vocabulary, and outlines |
| Language: | Language Workbook IV Comprehension Workbook IV (see Social Studies) |
Grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, present, past and progressive tenses, comprehension |
| Math: | Language of Numbers IV Math Concepts Weekly Tests |
Number analysis and understanding, beginning fractions, long division, story problems and patterns |
| Social Studiess: | Spelling Dictation Comprehension Techniques IV Study of Indian Life Spelling Workbook IV (dictation) Looking at the World Explorers and historical figures World geography California history U.S states and capitals The Presidents and their terms |
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| Science: | Exploring Science II Learning to Live Oxford Series Seas, seashore sounds, materials and general science, magnetism, skeletal system |
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| Poetry and Drama: | The children learn twenty poems. Selected poems; Performances |
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| Music: | Seasonal songs; performance for audiences |
Composer appreciation, music theory, introduction to instruments |
| French: | Conversation, poems and songs; Verbs, vocabulary; French culture and civilization |
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| Physical Education: | 1/2 hour daily: Exercises and seasonal games |
Motor coordination skills; physical development; sportsmanship |
| Field Trips: | To correspond with studies:
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| Art: | In Science and Geography, freehand Map Work, Geometric Forms Various art media introduced to encourage personal exploration and self-expression | |
| Art Appreciation: | The art of: Chardin, Monet, Degas, Larrson, Manet, Raphael |
Admiration and appreciation of the work of these masters |
| Composition: | Composition Forms Workbook IV | Sentence structure, creative writing |
| Computer: | Various word processing software; Windows operating system software; Touch-keyboarding skill development, Computer vocabulary and concepts, File management, Network navigation |
Development of skill in touch-keying; Ongoing practice with file management routines; Understanding and correct use of computer terminology |
| Enrichment: | Independent seat work: Little Lame Prince, Swiss Family Robinson Teacher reads to the class: Heidi, The Little Princess, The Secret Garden, The Tengren Tell-It-Again Book |
Enjoyment and appreciation of literature |