Welcome to Fourth Grade! 

First Semester STEAM Theme: “Systems”

Math

Place value, algorithm for addition and subtraction, and beginning multiplication

Writing

Developing a Paragraph and Writing a Personal Narrative

Science

Rocks and Minerals, Electricity, and Environments

Reading

Creating Story Maps and integrating a variety of reading strategies

Idaho History

Getting to know Idaho: symbols, land features, rivers, counties, and economy

Health

Digestive System

Second Semester STEAM Theme: “Then and Now”

Math

Fractions, geometry, decimals, measurement, and problem solving using all four operations

Writing

Persuasive and descriptive paragraphs, report writing

Health

Reading

Comparing and contrasting texts using a variety of genres, a poetry unit, and a historical fiction unit.

Idaho History

Idaho Indians, Mountain Men, Lewis and Clark, Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, and Idaho Government

Fourth Grade is filled with many opportunities to explore what life was like as pioneers began moving west and settling in Idaho.

1. Wagons Ho- a full fun-filled day of pioneer chores

2. Mountain Man presentation- Scott Grizzly Sorensen visits the fourth grade with wild stories of his “Mountain Man” lifestyle.

3. Field trip to the Idaho State Capitol building and Idaho Historical Museum

Fourth Grade Expectations

Come to school ready to learn

Follow school rules ad procedures

Be kind to yourseld and your classmates

Read 30 minutes 5 nights a week and fill in a reading log

Math homework - usually Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights

Know math facts - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division