Fourth Grade

Responsive Classroom is an approach to teaching and learning that recognizes that the process of learning is as important as the content. A social curriculum is taught along with the academic curriculum. Children learn skills such as cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy, and self-control in order to promote successful interactions.  The Responsive Classroom philosophy encourages adults to model positive behaviors in school in order to help children learn them. Teachers, parents, and students work closely together to promote social and academic success.

In fourth grade we are using The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to provide an enriching science experience that reflects how real-life scientists and engineers practice their craft. This means students learn by doing. Students will be engaged in STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering- Mathematics) lessons and activities that build knowledge and understanding through hands-on activities and experiential learning.

IN SCIENCE OUR UNITS INCLUDE:

• Human Machine

• Birth of Rocks

• Waves of Sound

• Energizing Everything

The fourth grade Social Studies curriculum provides students with the opportunity to deeply explore the themes, questions, and events of history in order to connect to the past, understand the present, and shape the future. Through the investigation of varied texts and media, we are committed to developing in students the habits of inquiry and critical skills necessary to become engaged, informed, responsible citizens in an increasingly diverse and interconnected world.

IN SOCIAL STUDIES OUR UNITS INCLUDE:

• Map Skills

• 5 Themes of Geography

• Regions of the US