Curriculum Night Information 4th Grade Team Mrs' Scarr Mrs' Dechter Mrs' Palermiti Mrs' Burch Mrs' S

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Curriculum Night Information4th Grade
TeamMrs. ScarrMrs. DechterMrs. PalermitiMrs.
BurchMrs. SorensonMrs. Baughman
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Agenda

• Team introductions
• Curriculum
• Math/ActivBoard Mrs. Sorenson
• Reading/Writing Mrs. Burch/Mrs. Baughman
• Science/Social Studies Mrs. Palermiti
• WASL Mrs. Scarr
• Break-out into individual 4th grade rooms

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Math

• Investigations
• Number Sense
• Algebraic Sense
• Geometric Sense
• Probability and Statistics

• Measurement
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Differentiated math
• Accelerated Math
• We supplement the Investigations
• curriculum with the Scott Forsman-
• Addison Wesley math curriculum, Math
• for Today, Problem Solving Practice,
• Mental Math, Math Facts in a Flash, and
• Mighty Math.

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Reading

• Houghton-Mifflin anthology
• Class novels
• Book clubs (literature circles)
• Non-Fiction (correlated w/science social
  studies)
• National Geographic Explorer
• Poetry
• Read aloud
• Accelerated Reader

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Writing

• Forms expository, journals, narrative
• Writing across the curriculum
• Writing steps prewrite, draft, revise, edit,
  publish
• Lucy Calkins
• Step Up to Writing
• 61 Traits
• Ideas
• Organization
• Word Choice
• Voice
• Sentence Fluency
• Conventions
• Presentation

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Science

• Content
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Water
• Human Body
• Science Fair
• Scientific Method
• Guided (whole class) independent (home)
  research
• Investigate
• Nonfiction reading skills
• Skills in expository and persuasive writing
• Math skills

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Social Studies

• Areas of Study
• Washington state geography, history, and
  government
• Texts used Regions and Resources, Communities
  Around Us, and Discovering Washington

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WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning)

• Requires students to both select and create
  answers to demonstrate their knowledge, skills,
  and understanding in each of the Essential
  Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs)--from
  multiple-choice and short-answer questions to
  more extended responses, essays, and problem
  solving tasks.
• Tested in Reading, Math, and Writing

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Thank You!