Grade Four Nine Week Plans

First Nine Weeks:

Science

        Virginia’s Natural Resources

          Weather

Social Studies

        Virginia’s Geography

          Virginian Indians

          Early Exploration

          Jamestown Colony

Language Arts

        Context Clues

          Glossary, Dictionary, & Thesaurus

          Author’s Purpose

          Setting

          Focusing On a Topic

          Planning Writing

          Organizing Writing

          Grammar, Capitalization, Punctuation, & Spelling

          Summarizing

          Making Inferences

          Oral Communication & Presentation

Mathematics

          Adding & Subtracting Whole Numbers

          Number Patterns

          Geometric Patterns

          Multiplication & Division

Second Nine Weeks:

Science

          Earth – Moon – Sun Systems

          Motion

Social Studies

          Jamestown Colony

          Migration of Europeans

          Relocation of Capital

          Colonial Virginia

Language Arts

          Seek Other’s Ideas and Opinions

          Multiple Meaning Words

          Word Origins

          Synonyms, Antonyms, & Homonyms

          Formulate Questions

          Draw Conclusions

          Write Paragraphs

          Use Technology

          Use Commas

          Subject – Verb Agreement

Mathematics

          Place Values

          Geometric Patterns

          Fractions

          Adding & Subtracting Whole Numbers

          Decimals

          Bar & Line Graphs

Third Nine Weeks:

Science

          Electricity

          Ecosystems

Social Studies

          Revolutionary War

          The New Nation

          Documents

          Branches of the Government

          Westward Migration

          Civil War

Language Arts

          Present Directions

          Fact & Fantasy

          Sensory Words

          Text Organizers

          Evaluate & Synthesize Information

          Research

          Poetry

          Articles (a, an, and the)

Mathematics

          Line & Bar Graphs

          Decimals

          Fractions

          Adding & Subtracting Whole Numbers

          Measurements

          Multiplication & Division

          Numerical Patterns

          Geometric Patterns

Fourth Nine Weeks:

Science

          Plant Anatomy

          Life Processes

Social Studies

          Reconstruction

          Civil Rights

          Twentieth Century

          Review for the SOL Test

Language Arts

          Support Opinions

          Describe Relationships Between:

                    Text & Previously Read Materials

                    Content & Previously Learned Concepts

                    Cause & Effect

                    Fact & Opinion

          Word Choice

          Sentence Variation

          Prepositional Phrases

          Eliminate Double Negatives

Mathematics

          Geometry

          Lines

          Ordered Pairs

          Two-Dimensional & Geometric Figures

          Fractions

          Probability

          Measurements

          Conversions

          Perimeter & Area

          Equality