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Trimester Information for Fourth Grade
LANGUAGE ARTS GOALS FOR STUDENTS:
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Increase self-correction
for capitalization and punctuation
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Write creatively
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Use increasingly complex
grammar and sentence structure
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Write letters
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Increase vocabulary
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Improve spelling
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Explore and write poetry
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Isolate main ideas from
increasingly complex selections
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Summarize selections
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Demonstrate comprehension
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Use context clues to
predict outcomes
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Use vocabulary
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Explore cause and effect
in plot and character development
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Read novels and
non-fiction
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Engage in silent reading
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Determine sequence in
complex and simple selections
MATHEMATICS GOALS FOR STUDENTS:
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Round and estimate numbers
of increasing value
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Use zeroes in a quotient
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Multiply facts of
increasing digits
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Divide facts with
increasing digits
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Use addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division to solve word problems
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Use fractions for:
--Simple prime factoring
--Reducing to the lowest
terms
--Addition and subtraction
--Multiplication
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Convert fractions to decimals
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Read and write decimal notations
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Gather, organize and analyze data
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Graph outcomes using bar and line graphs,
circle graphs and pictographs
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Compute area, perimeter
and volume with increasing complexity
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Solve problems using
metric and standard measures
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Use time, shapes and
symmetry to solve problems
SCIENCE GOALS FOR STUDENT:
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Formulate hypotheses
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Use scientific procedures
to test hypotheses
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Explore life sciences and
plant life
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Analyze life cycles of
insects
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Explore electrical science
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Investigate powders and
crystals
SOCIAL STUDIES GOALS FOR STUDENT:
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Explore and value cultural diversity
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Examine history of Native Americans in New York
State
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Explore and relate early life to present life
on Long Island
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Research European exploration and discovery of
New York
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Use maps and globes to strengthen
content-related insights
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