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Fourth Grade: Mrs. Kim Wheeler
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Our Program |
Our Classroom |
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Bible:
- ACSI Purposeful Design We learn about the attributes of God, Bible study and prayer, God's faithfulness, God's victories, contentment, love, Christ and His people, and eternal promises. English/Language Arts/Writing: -IEW Grammar and Writing Reading: -Literature Units: Paddle to the Sea, Because of Winn Dixie, The Midnight Fox, Little House in the Big Woods, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Frindle, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Medallion. We explore autobiographies and biographies. We also explore vocabulary, comprehension questions, summaries, character studies, write/pair/share journal writing, graphic organizers, and interactive notebooks with our literature units. Spelling: -Bob Jones curriculum We use a variety of teacher-created spelling activities to learn 20 spelling words every week. Mathematics: -Bob Jones curriculum We learn Place Value and Money, Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers, Fractions, Multiplication and Division Facts, Decimals, Multiplication: 1 Digit Multipliers, Geometry: Plane Figures, 1 Digit Divisors, Data and Graphs, Customary Measurement and Time Multiplication: 2 Digit Multipliers, Fractions: Addition and Subtraction, Metric Measurement, Division: 2 Digit Divisors, Geometry: 3 Dimensional Figures, and Pre-Algebra Science: -ACSI Purposeful Design In Science we explore Life, Heat, Light, Forces, Matter, Spheres of the Earth, Universe, and Body Systems Social Studies/History/Geography: -Bob Jones curriculum We learn about American history from the 1700's to the early 1900's. Some of the topics we explore are immigration, evangelism, missionaries, inventions, economics, railroads, communication, the Boer War and the Boxer Uprising, Native Americans, and the American government. We also explore our state of Michigan. Along with our history curriculum we study geography skills. Field Trips: We visit the Lansing capital and museum. Specials: Art, Computers, Music, PE (twice a week), Library, and Chapel Fourth Grade Extras: The fourth graders participate in the Christmas play, a recorder concert, academic fair, spelling bee, and a Passover celebration. |
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